Through the Rocky Mountains all the way to the Pacific Ocean, Captain Meriwether Lewis and his friend Lieutenant William Clark was asked by President Thomas Jefferson to explore the newly purchased Louisiana Territory. Learn about their adventure and how a Native American interpreter named Sacagawea saved the day!
Lewis died after accidentally being shot on his way back home.
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Lewis & Clark Expedition Flashcards
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Lewis & Clark Expedition Vocabulary
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Agriculture
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The science or practice of farming.
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Bison
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a large humped animal having hooves and shaggy hair. During the final week of August, Lewis and Clark reached the edge of the Great Plains, a place abounding with elk, deer, bison, and beavers.
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Blacksmith
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A person who makes and shapes things from iron.
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Botany
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Botany, also called plant science, plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology.
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Civilian
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Person who is not in the army/military.
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Corps of Discovery
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Official name of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
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Elk
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The elk is one of the largest species within the deer family.
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Epidemic
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Rapidly-spreading disease.
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Forge
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Small open furnace used by a blacksmith to heat iron.
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Fort Clark
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In 1831, James Kipp built a fur trading post for the American Fur Company near a Mandan village at the confluence of the Missouri and Knife Rivers.
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Fort Lisa
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Was the first trading post built by an American company in North Dakota. The actual site of this fort is now under the waters of Lake Sakakawea.
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Fort Mandan
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Winter home of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1804-05; located near Washburn, North Dakota.
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Great Falls of the Missouri
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The Great Falls of the Missouri River are a series of waterfalls on the upper Missouri River in north-central Montana in the United States.
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Indigenous
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Originating where it is found. The Lewis and Clark Expedition established relations with two dozen indigenous nations.
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Janey
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Nickname that William Clark gave Sacajawea.
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Keelboat
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Large, flat-bottomed boat used for hauling cargo.
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Louisiana Purchase
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The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from France in 1803.
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Meriwether Lewis
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United States explorer and soldier who lead led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River.
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Meteorology
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the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere.
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Missouri River
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The Missouri River is the longest river in North America. Rising in the Rocky Mountains of the Eastern Centennial Mountains of Southwestern Montana.
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Natural Resources
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Material in the environment that can be used by people; the expedition documented natural resources and plants that had been previously unknown to Euro-Americans, though not to the indigenous peoples.
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Pirogue
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Type of canoe dug out from a log.
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Sacajawea
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A Shoshone women guide and interpreter who guided the Lewis and Clark expedition part of the way.
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Seasman
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New found land dog that belonged to Meriwether Lewis.
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Sergeant Charles Floyd
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On August 20, 1804, Sergeant Charles Floyd died, apparently from acute appendicitis. He was the only person who died in the entire expedition.
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William Clark
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United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area.
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Zoology
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The branch of biology that studies animals.
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Lewis & Clark Expedition Review Questions
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Why didn't any of the Indigenous warriors just kill all the men with Lewis and Clark?
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Several of the tribes would have killed them all but didn't because they never seen an army led by a women with a baby, hence Sacajawea.
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What Native American tribe gave Lewis and Clark food and shelter after they made it through the Rocky Mountains?
