growing with the lousiana territory
st. louis
1st place lewis and clark visited
fort mandan
2nd place lewis and clark visited
shoshone village
3rd place lewis and clark visited
lolo pass
4th place lewis and clark visited
nez perce camp
5th place lewis and clark visited
fort clatsop
6th place lewis and clark visited
1849
California Gold Rush
what country did the US buy louisiana from?
France
1803
Louisiana Purchase - Thomas Jefferson purchased land from France for $15 million. This land was west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains and nearly doubled the size of the U.S.
1846-1848
Mexican-American War
what river was louisiana west of?
Mississippi River
1836
Texas independence from Mexico
many native americans in this region hunted _______ on horseback
buffalo
they continued along the __________ river, which flowed into the ________ river and then into the pacific ocean
clearwater, columbia
true or false: lewis and clark followed the mississippi river for most of their journey
false they followed the missouri river
true or false: native americans were hostile to lewis and clark
false they were welcoming
true or false:lewis and clark knew all about lousiana before they began their expedition
false, they didn't know they were explorers seeking to explore lousiana
a shoshone indian led them through _____ pass and ____ pass in the mountains
lemhi, lolo
lewis and clark followed the________ river across the _____ plains
missouri, great
oto
natural region: great plains territory: louisianan
shoshone
natural region: rocky mts territory: louisianan
nez perce
natural region: rocky mts territory: oregon county
mandan
natural region:great plains territory: louisianan
what major city was acquired as part of the louisiana purchase?
new orleans
after spending the winter of 1804 among the mandan indians, the expedition moved into the _____ mountains
rocky
what was the western boundary of much of the louisiana purchase?
rocky mountains
true or false: the pacific coast was claimed by 4 different countries
true, spain, britain, russia, and the us
true or false: the united states hoped to find an easy route to the pacific
true, there's no water route to the pacific, also the rocky mts. were blocking them
