Lewis and Clark Expedition

What was their main goal of the expedition?

• To explore the land the US purchased

• To discover plants and animals

• To find Native tribes

• To find the Northwest Passage

How many men were in the Corps of Discovery at the beginning?

• 39

• 48

• 47

• 43

Lewis and Clark discovered 112 plants and animals

• True

• False

Who was the girl who was helping them?

• Shoshone

• Sacagawea

• Blackfeet

• Sioux

Who did Thomas Jefferson choose to lead the Corps of Discovery?

• Meriwether Lewis

• William Clark

• Sacagawea

Sacagawea was a Native American born to which tribe?

• Cherokee

• Sioux

• Shoshone

• Blackfoot

Who did Meriweather Lewis choose as his co-leader of the Corps of Discovery?

• William Clark

• Sacagawea

• Thomas Jefferson

• No one

The expedition of Lewis and Clark was successful because

• they brought back valuable information about the land west of the Mississippi River
• they converted Native Americans to Christianity
• They won Mexico from Spain
• all of the above

What was the great disappointment?

• They didn´t find the mountains

• They didn´t find the ocean

• They weren´t able to get up the mountains

• They ran out of food when they got there

Lewis and Clarks expedition lasted over ________ years.

• 2

• 4

• 1

• 3