A | B |
Thomas Jefferson | President who purchased the Louisiana Territory |
Meriwether Lewis | leader of the expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory |
William Clark | helped Lewis on the Louisiana Territory expedition |
Sacagawea | Shoshone woman who was interpreter for Lewis; on the new dollar |
Tecumseh | Shawnee who tried to form a confederation of Indians |
William Henry Harrison | defeated Shawnee at Tippecanoe; later became president |
Francis Scott Key | wrote "The Star Spangled Banner" |
Oliver Hazard Perry | defeated British on Lake Erie |
Andrew Jackson | hero of the Battle of New Orleans |
James Madison | President during the War of 1812 |
Simon Kenton | led settlers down the Ohio River |
Daniel Boone | led settlers through Cumberland Gap |