Lewis and Clark

During the 1800’s where did Lewis and Clark start their expedition?

• New Orleans

• Kansas City

• St. Louis

How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the geography of the United States?

• Tripled the size of the US

• No effect

• Doubled the size of the US

______ was an important help as guide and an interpreter during the Lewis and Clark expedition.

• York

• Mandan

• Sacagawea

• Touissant Overture

____________was the name of the important journey of exploring the Louisiana Purchase.

• Lewis and Clark Expedition

• Pikes Expedition

• West expedition

Lewis and Clark and their men were also referred to as?

• Jeffersons Team

• Manifest Journey

• Corp of Discovery

What was the Northwest Passage?

• passage across Appalachian Mountains

• all water route to Pacific

• passage across Rocky Mountains

What river did Lewis and Clark travel on the majority of their journey?

• Mississippi River

• Missouri River

• Colombia

What was one impact that the Lewis and Clark expedition had on later journeys to the Pacific?

• It proved crossing the Rockies was impossible

• It made American Indian tribes hostile to later travelers

• It allowed later travelers to follow accurate maps on their journey

How did the United States acquire the land explored by Lewis and Clark?

• They won it from the British during the Revolutionary War

• They bought it from Napoleon (France) for 15 million

What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific?

• Monroe Doctrine

• Great Awakening

• Manifest Destiny

• Lourisiana Purchase