Exploring the Louisiana Purchase 1803-1805

Exploring the Louisiana Purchase

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Go to the Exploring the Louisiana Purchase link

Read the introduction and Background passages

Multiple Choice

in 1801, France purchased the Louisiana Territory from which country?

• United States

• Spain

• England

• Mexico

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Farmers were in need of this river to send their goods to market.

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How many square miles is the Louisiana Territory?

​Move the timeline marker to the year 1803. Analyze the map and the map key. See what parts of the United States once belonged to other countries.

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Go to the Timeline Map

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT a U.S. possession in the year 1803.

• Spanish Territory

• Indiana Territory

• Mississippi Territory

• Louisiana Purchase

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The Mississippi River runs across what important port city?

​Click on the magnifying glass next to the region. Read the passage with your shoulder partner.

Find the Louisiana Purchase on the map

Multiple Select

What did Jefferson want Lewis and Clark to accomplish on their journey? (Mark all that apply)

• Find a water route to the Pacific.

• Drive off any Native Americans.

• Keep detailed notes on plants and animals.

• Find and bring back a wooly mammoth

​Click on the magnifying glass next to the camp. Read the text with your shoulder partner.

Find Camp Wood on the map.

Multiple Choice

Around how many men did Lewis and Clark gather for their journey?

• 70-80

• 50-60

• 40-50

• 10-20

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What did Lewis and Clark name their group of explorers?

Click on the magnifying glass next to the ocean. Read the passage with your shoulder partner.

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Find the Pacific Ocean.

Multiple Choice

What economic reason would Jefferson have to want a water route to the Pacific Ocean?

• Be able to trade with Asian nations

• Be able to trade with European nations

• Sell water to the Pacific.

• Sell the Louisiana Territory to France.

Lewis and Clark Expedition Map

​On your map, label the following bodies of water:

• Pacific Ocean

Lewis and Clark Expedition Map

​On your map, find the location of Camp Wood and mark it with the letter "A".

• On the bottom half of your paper, write down an important event that happened at Camp Wood.

Move the timeline marker.

Move the timeline marker to May 1804-Winter 1805. Look at the new features that appeared on the map.

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Look at the red line that travels across the Louisiana Purchase. What does it represent?

​Click on the magnifying glass next to the location. Read the passage with your shoulder partner.

Find Council Bluffs on the expedition's route

Multiple Choice

What river took the expedition through the region that is now Iowa, Nebraska, and Missouri?

• Mississippi River

• Missouri River

• Ohio River

• Potomac River

Lewis and Clark Expedition Map

​On your map, label the following bodies of water:

• Missouri River

Find the Mandan region on the map

​Click on the magnifying glass next to the region. Read the passage with your shoulder partner.

Multiple Select

Which Native American tribes did Lewis and Clark meet with on their journey up the Missouri River? (mark all that apply)

• Crow

• Mandan

• Yankton Sioux

• Hidatsa

• Teton

Multiple Choice

The image shows Lewis and Clark holding a council with Native Americans. What is a synonym for council in this context?

• conference

• individuals

• hat

• execution

Click on the magnifying glass next to the fort. Read the passage with your shoulder partner.

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Find Fort Mandan on your map.

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What was the name of the Shoshone Indian girl who joined the Corps of Discovery?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following pictures could be used to describe the "harsh winter conditions of 1804-1805"?

Lewis and Clark Expedition Map

​On your map, find the location of Fort Mandan and mark it with the letter "B".

• On the bottom half of your paper, write down an important event that happened at Fort Mandan.

Move the Timeline marker to the Spring 1805-Winter 1806.

​Analyze the map and see the regions of land the Corps of Discovery will soon visit.

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the territory that the Corps of Discovery crossed when they passed the Rocky Mountains?

• Spanish Territory

• Oregon Country

• Mississippi Territory

• Florida

Find the Headwaters of the Missouri

Click on the magnifying glass.

Read the passage titled "Reaching the Headwaters of the Missouri".

Multiple Choice

How long did it take the Corps of Discovery to cross rugged terrain around the Great Falls of the Missouri River?

• 3 weeks

• 2 weeks

• 2 months

• 1 week

​Click on the magnifying glass next to the mountains. Read the passage titled "Crossing the Rocky Mountains".

Find the Rocky Mountains on the map

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Sacagawea was kidnapped by the

, before being reunited with her tribe, the Shoshone.

Multiple Choice

Why were Lewis and Clark forced to cross the Rocky Mountains?

• There was no navigable route to the Pacific.

• The rivers froze and they could not go west.

• The Hidatsa tribe would not let them go upriver.

• They chose to cross the mountains instead of go upriver.

Lewis and Clark Expedition Map

​On your map, find the location of the Rocky Mountains and mark where the rocky mountains are with a row of upside down "V"s and label it "Rocky Mountains".

• On the bottom half of your page, write down an important event that happened around the Rocky Mountains.

Find the Columbia River on the map.

Click on the magnifying glass next to the river. Read the passage titled Columbia River.

Multiple Choice

What word best describes the Corps of Discovery's trip across the Rocky Mountains?

• Easy

• Fun

• difficult

• warm

Lewis and Clark Expedition Map

​On your map, label the following bodies of water:

• Columbia River

Click on the magnifying glass next to the fort. Read the passage titled Winter at Fort Clatsop.

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Find Fort Clatsop on the map

Lewis and Clark Expedition Map

​On your map, find the location of Fort Clatsop and mark it with the letter "C".

• On the bottom half of your paper, write down an important event that happened at Fort Clatsop.

Move the timeline marker

Move the marker to Spring-September 1806. See where Lewis and Clark split up during their return journey eastward.

Multiple Choice

On the map, Lewis's eastward route is marked with ______, while Clark's eastward route is marked with ______.

• yellow, blue

• blue, yellow

• red, yellow

• red, blue3

Click on the magnifying glass below the river. Read the passage titled separate explorations.

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Find the Yellowstone River

Lewis and Clark Expedition Map

​On your map, label the following bodies of water:

• Yellowstone River

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(Fill in the blank). Lewis and Clark split into groups so they can explore

of the land.

Lewis and Clark Expedition Map

​On your map, find the location of where Lewis and Clark separated on their return journey and mark it with the letter "D".

• On the bottom half of your paper, write down why Lewis and Clark separated on their return trip.

Click on the magnifying glass next to the location. Read the passage A Trip to St. Louis and The Legacy and Value of the Expedition.

Find St. Louis on the map.

Multiple Choice

What would be a good word to describe the notes that were sent to Jefferson about the animals, plants, and maps.

• detailed

• disastrous

• boring

• un-detailed