Chapter 8 Vocabulary

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Meriwether Lewis asked ________________________________________to help him explore the Louisiana Territory and record what they found.

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William Clark

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_______________________________ was a Shoshone Indian who served as a guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark expedition. She helped the group find food, create camps, and talk with American Indian groups they met along the way.

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Sacajawea

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The land west of the Mississippi River given to Spain after the French and Indian War was known as the ______________________________________________. It was later taken by France and sold to the United States.

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Louisiana Territory

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The name given by President Jefferson to the group sent to explore the Louisiana Territory. The _______________________________________was headed by William Clark and Meriwether Lewis.

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Corps of Discovery

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Who was the leader of France in the early 1800s who sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States?

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Napoleon Bonaparte

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When the United States bought the land west of the Mississippi from France for $15 million it was called the ____________________________________. The purchase doubled the size of the United States.

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Louisiana Purchase

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______________________________ was chosen by President Jefferson to lead an expedition through the Louisiana Territory.

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Meriwether Lewis

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How did Sacajawea help Lewis and Clark on their expedition?

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She served as a guide and interpreter.

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Who was the third president of the US? He also purchased the Louisiana Territory from France to ensure that the French did not close off the Mississippi River and the city of New Orleans to Americans.

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Thomas Jefferson

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Louisiana Territory