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Lewis and Clark Expedition

Lewis and Clark Expedition

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Lewis and Clark
Expedition

By:Addy, Teagan, Brooke

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Who were Lewis
and Clark?

-William Clark was a soldier

and originally fought in the milita
as an unprofessional fighter then
went to go onto the U.S army

-Clark was born on august 1,
1770 in caroline county,
Virginia
-Meriwether Lewis was born
on August 18, 1774 in Virginia
-Lewis was jefferson's private
secretary
-Lewis and Clark met each
other while serving in the army

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Multiple Choice

What year was Clark and Lewis born

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1900 and 1795

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1800 and 1795

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1770 and 1774

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1700 and 1705

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What were the
major goals of
the Lewis & Clark
expedition?

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Finding and mapping the
fabled northwest
passage

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A water route across
north america

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The expedition would
document findings about
territory people

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Documents plants and
animals

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Recommend sites for
future forts

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Multiple Choice

What was one of the goals that Lewis and Clark had?

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To find a new source of food

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To find peace

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To find new land

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  • To find a water route for north america 

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What were the
details of their
expedition?

started in the spring of 1804 in St.
Louis

Encountered many Native
American groups

18 months after it started they
got to the Pacific ocean - Spent
Winter there

After winter they headed back
East

They returned in 1806, september

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Multiple Choice

After how many months after they started the expedition where did they head to?

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14 months and the indian ocean

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19 months and the Atlantic ocean

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  • 18 months and the pacific ocean

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1 year and the pacific ocean

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What were the
primary modes of
moving themselves
and their equipment
west?

-They traveled by horse


They traveled by walking


-They traveled by canoe


-They had a guide,
Sacagawea

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Multiple Choice

what was one way Lewis and Clark traveled?

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Plane

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Car

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Canoe

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What difficulties
did they endure?

Cultural Differences - with the Natives

Some Native groups would steal from
them

Going back East, they tried to go
through the river, but current was to
strong

Got anger at the Natives for horse
prices

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Multiple Choice

What was one of the difficulties that Lewis and Clark faced?

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Getting lost in the Native Americans territory

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  • Getting mad at the Natives for horse prices

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Getting mad at Natives for stealing their food

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Who was
Sacagawea and in
what ways did she
help the expedition?


Sacagawea was born around
1788 in Lemhi County, Idaho.


She was the daughter of a
Shoshone chief


She was skilled at finding
edible plants for lewis and
clark


She served as a symbol of
peace and helped
communicate to native
american tribes

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Multiple Choice

What chief was Sacagwia’s father?

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Shoshone Chief

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Creek chief

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Cherroke

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What were the
successes of the trip
and how did they
impact the U.S.?

-They collected valuable
information about people,
plants, animals, and
geography of the west

-Their journey inspired people
to move westward

-They assembled a crew of
sailors,gunsmith, carpenters,
scouts, and a cook on the trip.

-They had a good connection
with the native americans
and had a good experience
doing business with them

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Multiple Choice

What was a success that they had with the Natives on their trip?

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  • They had a good experiences doing business with them

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They had good experiences of meeting them

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They helped them build boats to get across the river

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Lewis and Clark
Expedition

By:Addy, Teagan, Brooke

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