Lewis and Clark Expedition
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Mr. Reeves - U.S. History

 

Who were the leaders of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?  Provide a brief biographical background story on the leaders?  Follow this link

http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/inside/idx_corp.html

 Why does President Thomas Jefferson want to send an expedition into the unknowns of the Louisiana Territory and beyond?

http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/inside/idx_cir.html

 http://www.monticello.org/jefferson/lewisandclark/origins.html

What is the overall timeframe of this great expedition into the Louisiana Territory and beyond?

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/resources_timeline_1803.html

http://www.monticello.org/jefferson/lewisandclark/timeline.html

http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/archive/idx_time.html

What were some of the main supplies that the men brought on the Expedition?

http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/inside/idx_equ.html

Print the following map and on it clearly draw in the route that Lewis and Clark took through the Louisiana Territory to the Pacific and back home.

Lewis and Clark Map.pdf

To follow the routes click on any of the links below

http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/trailmap/index_flash.html

http://www.monticello.org/education/lcresource/expeditionmap.html

Probably the best link

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/index.html

http://www.lewis-clark.org/index.htm

http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/archive/idx_map.html

Who was Sacagawea and what role did she play on the expedition?

http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/living/idx_4.html

http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0302/feature4/index.html

What is the historical significance of the Lewis and Clark Journey West?

http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/living/idx_9.html

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