The U.S. purchased the Louisiana Territory from this European nation:

Gaining control of this important port city was a motivating factor for the U.S. in purchasing the Louisiana Territory:

By the year 1800, approximately this percentage of Americans lived west of the Appalachian Mountains:

This person was a skilled woodsmen and one of the most famous American pioneers who led numerous other pioneers into lands west of the Appalachian Mountains:

Introduced to Lewis & Clark by her husband, she was a Native American who joined the expedition and later became an important interpreter for Lewis & Clark:

Wilderness Road, which was used by many pioneers and Native Americans before that, passes through a small valley in the Appalachian Mountains known as this:

Someone who is an early settler and among the first to settle a new area or region is known is considered a:

This person was selected by President Jefferson to lead an expedition of the Louisiana Territory:

This person was selected by Meriwether Lewis to join him and co-lead an expedition of the Louisiana Territory:

True or False:

Sacagawea was the only female member of the Lewis & Clark expedition

True or False:

Many members of the expedition died as a result of food poisoning

True or False:

The expedition encountered numerous Native American tribes, several of which had never before met anyone of European, or African descent

True or False:

Lewis spent the largest portion of the expeditions budget on gifts for Native Americans

True or False:

Lewis & Clark discovered the Mississippi River

True or False:

Unfortunately, the Lewis & Clark expedition failed to discover and identify new species of animals and plants that were previously unknown to science

True or False:

At the time of the Lewis & Clark expedition, many Americans viewed Native Americans as gentle, friendly, and peaceful people .

True or False:

Lewis & Clark first met Sacagawea while sailing down the Mississippi River

True or False:

The expedition had a lot of sources of food they could hunt along the journey including elk and buffalo (bison)

True or False:

The most valuable interpreter for Lewis & Clark was Sacagawea.