[Answer] What U.S. peninsula, explored by Captain Cook, experienced a tidal wave that destroyed its main port?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "What U.S. peninsula, explored by Captain Cook, experienced a tidal wave that destroyed its main port?"

...Hint :Black Gold

[Answer] 6. In 1803 the United States purchased a large amount of land from the French. President Jefferson needed experienced people to explore this land then report back to him. Who were the explorers that he chose?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "6. In 1803 the United States purchased a large amount of land from the French. President Jefferson needed experienced people to explore this land then report back to him. Who were the explorers that he chose?"

...1. DeSoto and Cartier 2. Lewis and Clark 3. Crockett and Bowie 4. Austin and Decatur Jefferson chose Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the Louisiana Purchase. They set out by traveling up the Mississippi River and then west across the great expanse of land until they found the Pacific Ocean. They described their journey in a diary, and their trip west and the back again took almost three years.

[Answer] 3. The award a soldier in the US Military gets for injuries experienced in battle against enemy forces and for courageous behavior is called a ___ heart.

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "3. The award a soldier in the US Military gets for injuries experienced in battle against enemy forces and for courageous behavior is called a ___ heart."

...1. white 2. yellow 3. purple 4. green The Purple Heart is actually awarded in the name of the President for those "who give their blood in defense of the homeland." These were the words of President George Washington in his order of August 7, 1782. The first actual award of a Purple Heart was granted in February 1932.