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WorksheetsSacagawea Read Works Story
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 41mins
What did President Thomas Jefferson ask Lewis and Clark to do?
negotiate a deal with the French emperor Napoleon
get to know the Native American tribes
find a route through the new territory to the Pacific Ocean
discover new plant and animal species
How does the author describe the terrain that Lewis and Clark explored?
enormous, unfamiliar, mountainous
unpopulated, open, grassy
small, hilly, temperate
dry, settled, dotted with lakes
Lewis and Clark needed help to explore the new, uncharted territory. What evidence from the passage supports this statement?
“But to do so, the explorers needed to deal with Native American tribes they did not know and whose language they did not speak.”
“To complete the job, Lewis and Clark relied on the language and negotiation skills of a Native American woman.”
“Lewis and Clark and their Corps of Discovery were charged with finding a route from the east through this enormous and uncharted new terrain all the way west to the Pacific Ocean.”
“They needed to pass over treacherous mountains and rivers that were unfamiliar to them.”
Why did Sacagawea’s presence in the expedition team put other tribes at ease?
because she had a Canadian husband
because she was a skilled hunter
because she was also Native American
because she did not look dangerous
What is this passage mostly about?
the advantages of Native American nomadic culture
the politics and history of the Louisiana Purchase
how Sacagawea was taken from and eventually reunited with her tribe
how Sacagawea helped Lewis and Clark during their expedition
Read the following sentence: “Lewis and Clark had journals filled with notes and maps, and precious samples of the plants and animals they had encountered in the new western territory of the United States.”As used in the passage, what does “encountered” most nearly mean?
came across
avoided
attacked
brought along
Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.
Before the expedition left her tribe, Sacagawea had to decide between staying with her people and finishing the expedition; ___________, she chose to continue traveling with Lewis and Clark.
instead
ultimately
therefore
above all
Check each of the jobs Sacagawea had during the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Interpreter
Cook
Hunter
Guide
Would Lewis and Clark’s expedition have likely been successful without the help of Sacagawea?
Why or why not?
What were the names of the explorers sent by President Jefferson?
Tom and Jerry
Ash and Misty
Lewis and Clark
Batman and Robin
