Lewis and Clarks expedition

Which president sent Lewis and Clark on their expedition?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

Why was the expedition so important for this president?

• He wanted to see how many miles it was to the Pacific Ocean.

• He had just bought land from France and wanted to explore it.

• He wanted to take land from Spain.

What was the Northwest Passage?

• A route to the Pacific Ocean.

• An easy going route along the Missouri and Columbia river to the Pacific Ocean

• A route to meet Sacagawea and other Native Americans

Which river did Lewis and Clark set out on?

Who did they luckily meet at the Mandan Indian Village?

• Sacagawea

• Meriwether Clark

• Angry Native Americans

Provide two reasons why this person was a valuable traveling partner?

• She spoke the same language as the Native Americans.

  She knew the plants and animals they would come across.

• She was good friends with Lewis and Clark.

  She also knew Thomas Jefferson.

• She has been on the Northwest passage before so she knew exactly where to go on the river.

When Lewis and Clark finally reached the end of the first river they traveled on, what did they find blocking their way to the Pacific Ocean?

Why was Lewis and Clark's expedition so Important for the United States in the 1800s?

• He wanted to be better than Spain.

• He bought Texas and wanted to explore it.

• He bought 820,000 acres in the Louisiana Purchase.

Describe how they got around this barrier?

• The Shoshone agreed to sell the expedition as as many horses they needed.

• They took the Columbia River through the Rocky Mountains.

• They went around the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean.