Famous Names of the American Frontier - Statistics

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These men were commissioned by Thomas Jefferson to find a route across the western half of the continent. William Clark
94%
These men were commissioned by Thomas Jefferson to find a route across the western half of the continent. Meriwether Lewis
93%
Apache chief whose name later became a cry for anyone jumping from a high place. Geronimo
82%
Famously blond U.S. Cavalry officer perhaps best known for his defeat and death at the Battle of the Little Big Horn. George Armstrong Custer
75%
As general, he defeated the Creeks and opened the Southwest. As president, he signed the infamous Indian Removal Act into law. Andrew Jackson
72%
Shoshone woman who acted as guide and interpreter for the above expedition. Sacagawea
72%
This “King of the Wild Frontier” was likely executed at the Battle of the Alamo. Davy Crockett
70%
Leader of the Mormon movement to Utah. Brigham Young
62%
This ill-fated group of pioneers was trapped in the Sierra Nevada snow and reportedly resorted to cannibalism. Donner Party
57%
This Lakota warrior is commemorated by a monument that, once finished, would be the world’s second tallest statue. Crazy Horse
54%
Pioneer who blazed trails through Tennessee and Kentucky and reportedly killed a “Bar” or two along the way. Daniel Boone
53%
Widely-read frontier author of the “Little House” books. Laura Ingalls Wilder
49%
Shawnee warrior and chief who led perhaps the most powerful multi-tribal Native American military force ever assembled in North America. Tecumseh
22%
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