Lewis and Clark

The name of the Lewis and Clark's expedition was _____________.

Corps of Discovery

_______________ is the explorer who worked on medicines and experiements.

Merriweather Lewis

_________________ was the first person to reach the Pacific Ocean.

Merriweather Lewis

in 1804 Lewis and Clark began this trip on the ___________ River at St. Louis.

Missouri

How many men died during the Lewis and Clark expedition?

ONE

During Lewis and Clark's expedition, they discovered _______plants and _____ animals.

173 plants and 39 animals.

Lewis and Clark set off on their expedition in _______.

1803

The Lewis and Clark expedition lasted for _____ years.

2

There were approximately ________men on Lewis and Clark's expendition.

30-40

What kind of person would one need to be to lead an expedition like this?

A person would have to be brave and fastinated by the west. They need to be handy outdoors and have some military experience.

The expedition was amazed at the _______________because they were so used to seeing trees, and there were none.

Great Plains

Lewis and clark spent almost the entire expedition catching a ____________ which they sent to ___________.

Lewis and clark spent almost the entire expedition catching a PRARIE DOG which they sent to THOMAS JEFFERSON.

Lewis and Clark's were exploring the _____________.

Louisiana territory

The ____________ Indians allowed them to build shelter.

Mandan

Clark named his oldest son after __________________.

Merriweather Lewis

_____________ was the Indian woman that the expedition took with them.

Sacajawea

The _____________Indian Tribe gave the expedition horses.

Shoshone

Louis and Clark's expedition started in the city & state of ______________.

St. Louis, Missouri

18 months later after starting their expedition, Lewis and Clark reached where?

The Pacific Ocean

How did Lewis and Clark keep track of what they saw?

They made maps and kept journals

Why was this expedition so important to America's history?

They were looking for land west of Louisiana purchase. They were also looking for a water route to the Orient. They discovered new plants, animals and indian tribes.

Why did President Thomas Jefferson send Mariweather Lewis and William Clark on an expedition?

To discover what was on the land that had been purchased.

How might your life be different if Lewis and Clark hadn't made the journey?

We might not have westward expansion. there might be a linited fur trade. We also wouldn't have important contributions to mapping and biology.

The one thing that the expedition needed more than anything to make it a success was __________.

horses

The expedition was much _________on the way back home.

shorter