Social Studies Weekly Week 13 - 4th Grade - Lewis and Clark

Why did Jefferson choose Meriwether Lewis to lead the Corps of Discovery?

• Lewis was smart had a lot of experience outdoors

• Lewis already knew the area

• Lewis already had a big boat

• Lewis was the Governor or Louisiana

What did Lewis and Clark bring back from the journey that helped people learn about the new territory?

• photographs and drawings

• journals and photographs

• journals and drawings

• videos and photographs

Why was the Louisiana Purchase important to the United States?

• It had many buffalo

• It tripled the size of the country

• It doubled the size of the country

• It included the state of California

Which phrased would describe someone who is rugged?

• takes a long journey

• survives well in the outdoors

• speaks different languages

• finds a new territory

Where did the Corps of Discovery meet Sacagawea?

• St. Louis

• Mandan Villages

• Shoshone Villages

• Astoria, Oregon

The group who completed the expedition was called the __________________.

• Corps of Travels

• Crops Discovered

• Journeyman's Trip

• Corps of Discovery

The U.S. made the Louisiana Purchase from _________.

• Britain

• France

• Italy

• Spain

Charbonneau and Sacagawea were hired to help _________.

• illustrate wildlife

• cook

• translate

• steer the boat

______ _________ asked Meriwether Lewis to explore the new territory.

• President Adams

• President Lincoln

• President Washington

• President Jefferson

Meriwether Lewis hired his friend, ________________ to go with him on the Corps of Discovery Expedition.

• Thomas Jefferson

• William Clark

• William Dawes

• George Washington