3. President ___________________sends James
Monroe to France to purchase the port city of
New Orleans from France.
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4. Instead of New Orleans… __________ offers to sell the
entire Louisiana Territory. The United States buys it.
Holy batman, dude.
Canada All of Louisiana?
Are you nuts?!?
$12 million
Gulf of
Mexico
Yes I am.
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5. Thomas Jefferson
was interested in
westward expansion.
He asked __________
to form an expedition
to explore the new
Louisiana Territory.
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6. Meriwether Lewis
asked ____________
to help him lead the
Voyage of Discovery.
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7. In the months prior to departure, Lewis studied
astronomy, botany, navigation, medicine and
biology. He also spent his time gathering all the
______ for the expedition. They included:
Mathematical Instruments
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8. While Lewis studied and gathered
supplies, William Clark began
hiring men for the expedition.
They became known as the Corps
of ______________.
Captains George Gibson Non-Military Members
Meriwether Lewis Silas Goodrich Toussaint Charbonneau
William Clark Hugh Hall Sacagawea
Sergeants Thomas Proctor Howard Jean Baptiste Charbonneau
Charles Floyd Francois LaBiche Baptiste Deschamps
Patrick Gass Jean Baptiste LePage Pierre Dorion
John Ordway Hugh McNeal George Drouillard
Nathaniel Pryor John Potts York
Privates George Shannon Non-Human Members
William Bratton John Shields Seaman
John Collins John B. Thompson
John Colter Peter M. Weiser
Pierre Cruzatte William Werner
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Reuben Field
Robert Frazer
Alexander Hamilton Willard
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9. Their journey begins in May ________. Lewis
and Clark set sail from St. Louis, Missouri with
their supplies, 3 boats, and 4 dozen men.
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10. During the summer, the expedition travels
through Kansas and Nebraska. They view
the great ________ and see many _________.
“We camped in the plains. One of the most
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11. The expedition comes to a camp of the
Sioux nation. They trade for food and other
supplies. They are fascinated by their
colorful _________ covered with buffalo skins.
“The Sioux camps are handsome of a conic form
covered with buffalo robes. They are painted
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12. The men encounter a
small village of _______.
They stand erect and
burrow into the ground.
The explorers attempt
to capture one by
pouring water into the
burrows.
“These animals are about the size of a small
squirrel... except the ears and tail are shorter…
They shake and whistle when alarmed. The toe
nails are long and they have fine fur.“ Back to
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13. Lewis and Clark soon met an aggressive group
of natives known as the Teton Sioux. They were
known for controlling traffic through their portion
of the _________.
When we went to shove off, some of the
Indians took hold of the rope and would not
let it go. Captain Lewis was near giving
orders to cut the rope and to fire on them.
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14. The explorers enter the Dakota territory. They
experience frost, sleet, and snow in October.
They begin building their winter camp and
name it Fort _________.
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15. Lewis and Clark meet a French Trader named
Charbonneau. He is hired to join the company
as an interpreter. He brings his wife ___________.
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16. Sacagawea
had a baby
boy. She
named him
Jean Baptiste.
Captain Clark
nicknamed
the baby
___________.
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17. In April of 1805, the men packed items to be
sent to President Jefferson. The packages
contained Indian objects, animal skins, bones,
antlers, and several live ________.
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18. In the Montana Territory, Clark and Droulliard
encounter a large grizzly _______ for the first
time. The expedition begins to see large
numbers of bald _______.
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19. Charbonneau almost overturned a boat that he
was steering. Many items on board, including
important expedition ___________ floated into
the water. _________ showed great courage by
jumping into the river to rescue the lost items.
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20. In June of 1805, Lewis and Clark made a
decision to split into two parties to find which
branch of the river would be the best route to
the ________.
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21. The expedition reaches the Great Falls. They
continue their journey in 8 _______ which were
much lighter and easier to carry over land.
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22. The men of the
expedition meet with a
Shoshone Tribe in
August of 1805. Their
chief is Cameahwait,
Sacagawea’s ________.
Due to their luck , it led
to the name Camp
Fortunate.
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23. In September, the Corps faced the challenge of
rugged mountains, bad weather, and hunger as
they travel across the _________ Mountains.
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24. The explorers headed down the _______ on the
Columbia River. The river winds through the
Cascades, the last mountain range between
them and the Pacific.
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25. Lewis and Clark and the Corps of
Discovery reached the ________
_________ on November 19, 1805.
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- William Clark, November 1805 Main Page

26. On a slight rise along the banks of a small
river, they cleared a site of trees and brush
and built Fort ______ , named for a
neighboring Indian tribe. They begin the
journey home in March of 1806.
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27. Having found an
easier route across
the country, the men
return to St. Louis on
September 23, 1806,
nearly two and a half
years after their
journey began. They
are acclaimed as
national _______ .
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28. Visit the “Go West with Lewis and Clark” at
National Geographic Kids!
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