Week 21 Social Studies

Type your name in the box below. Match Match the event with the correct description of the event. Louisiana Purchase Thomas Jefferson sent two men to France to buy land (a port city) and ended up gaining land that doubled the size of the United States War of 1812 British blockade American ships and burn sown the White House The Alamo A battle within a war between the Mexicans and Texans over Texas and its land Oregon Trail 2,000 mile long trail that pioneers took out west to settle in a new area California Gold Rush Many families went to California after gold was discovered in hopes of finding more What role did Lewis and Clark have in Westward Expansion? Who wrote the "Star Spangled Banner" and what was his inspiration?