Lewis and Clark Expedition
The Louisiana purchase _________ the size of America
Doubled
Give two ways the trip was different on the way back
Faster, they split up
Second winter camp
Fort Clatsop
First winter camp (-45)
Fort Mandan
List the two places where Lewis and Clark camped for the winters
Fort Mandan, Fort Clatsop
Camp while gathering supplies and men
Fort Wood/Wood River
Louisiana was purchased from ____________
France/Napolean
The men were able to travel _____ miles per day
14
The expedition would take _____ years and he men would travel _________ miles
2, 8000
Put the following events in order (1-4) ____ camped at the Pacific Ocean ____ went around the great falls of the Missouri River ____ encountered the Teton Sioux ____ experienced -45 degrees below zero
4, 3, 1, 2
Thomas Jefferson hoped the Louisiana purchase would provide _______________
An all-water trade route to the pacific
17 mile detour around the falls and Missouri River
Great Falls
Why was Sacajawea important to the expedition?
Interpreter, guide, negotiated for horses
Give the names of two items that Lewis and Clark took with them as gifts for the indians
Jefferson peace medal, U.S. Flags
Short cut through the Rockies
Lolo Pass
Thomas Jefferson asked ________ to explore the newly purchased land
Meriwether Lewis
___________ was the western boundary of the Louisiana territory
Rocky Mountains
Got horses to go through the mountains
Shoshone Camp
The explorers left from _________ in ________(year) and headed up the _____________ River
St. Louis (Camp Wood), 1804, Missouri
Where Louis and Clark started and ended their expedition
St. Louis, Missouri
First dangerous encounter with indians
Teton Sioux (location of meeting)
________ was the official name for the expedition
The corps of discovery
Why did Lewis and Clark need horses from the Shoshone?
To get across the Rocky Mountains
Two reasons for the exploration were
To map the land, to meet indians
Do you think the trip was a success? Why?
Yes, they mapped out the land and only one person died
