Louis and Clark

What happened when the explorers came across what is now known as the Great Falls in Montana?

• They carried their supplies and boats around the waterfalls.

• They tied everything down and sailed over the waterfalls.

• They waited for the summer when the waterfalls dried up.

• They turned around and sailed back to St. Louis Missouri.

William Clark's main job was to create maps and navigate. What does navigate mean?

• to plan a path to a place

• to speak another language

• to search for new animals

• to build a boat and set sail.

What was the goal of Lewis and Clark's expedition?

• to mark the borders of new states in Louisiana Territory

• to find a path to the Pacific Ocean and meet native people

• to build forts to protect the land against British soldiers

• to search for gold and find good places to build farms

Which of these events happened FIRST?

• Sacagawea helped the explorers get horses from the Shoshone.

• President Thomas Jefferson signed the Louisiana Purchase.

• The explorers reached the Pacific Ocean and build a fort.

• Corps of Discovery left on their expedition from St. Louis.

Why did Lewis and Clark invite Sacagawea and Charbonneau to join the expedition?

• The explorers needed help communicating with native people.

• The explorers needed help fighting the Shoshone.

• The explorers needed help collecting plants and animals.

• The explorers needed help building cabins for their forts.