Lewis and Clark Expedition

Who led the Corps of Discovery?

• Meriwether Lewis

• William Clark

• Toussaint Charbonneau

• Sacagawea

Where did the Corps of Discovery begin their journey?

• Pittsburgh

• St. Louis

• Dakota territory

• Oregon

Who joined the Corps of Discovery as guides and interpreters?

• Toussaint Charbonneau

• Jean Baptiste

• Sacagawea

• All of the above

What did Sacagawea do for the Corps of Discovery?

• Ambassador

• Negotiator

• Interpreter

• All of the above

What did Lewis create sketches and samples of?

• Plants

• Animals

• Both plants and animals

• None of the above

Where did the Corps of Discovery spend the winter?

• St. Louis

• Dakota territory

• Oregon

• Fort Clatsop

What were the two goals of the expedition?

• Finding a direct water route to the Pacific and strengthening relationships with American Indian tribes

• Finding a direct water route to the Pacific and gathering notes about plants, animals, and soils

• Strengthening relationships with American Indian tribes and gathering notes about plants, animals, and soils

• None of the above

What did Lewis and Clark's journals and maps provide to Jefferson?

• Information about the American settlers

• Information about the American Indian tribes

• Information about the Mississippi River

• Information about the Louisiana Purchase

What did the United States gain control of as a result of the Louisiana Purchase?

• The Missouri River

• The Ohio River

• The Mississippi River

• The Columbia River

What did Jefferson believe was the key to moving west?

• Controlling the Missouri River

• Controlling the Ohio River

• Controlling the Mississippi River

• Controlling the Columbia River