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Corps of DIscovery
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Describe Meriwhether Lewis. | 28 years of age, President Thomas Jefferson treated Lewis almost as if he was his son, Jefferson's private secretary, served as the equivalent of a physician, doctor who delivered Sacagawea's son, amateur scientist, helped to discover many plant+animals. |
| Why are Lewis' journal pages sometimes blank? | Periodical depressions |
| Describe William Clark. | Spent most of his life in Ohio, knew how to fight, brave and outgoing, less educated, map maker, calculated routes, chosen by Lewis, army officer, 32 years old |
| Who was Sacagawea? | Member of Shoshoni tribe, kidnapped by the Hidatsu tribe, sold as a wife to Toussaint Charbonneau, teenager, interpreter, asset for survival because she lead paths and identified medicine. |
| Who was York? | African American slave, brought in by Lewis and Clark, only African American on the Corps of Discovery, admired by other tribes, examined by the Mandans |
| How many men were on the trip? | 48 or 4 dozen men |
| Who was Jean Baptiste Charbonneau? | Son of Sacagawea, newborn, delivered by Lewis, youngest on the journey |
| Who was Sergeant Floyd? | Very sick, first and only death, buried on a hill named Floyd's Bluff |
| Who were the Tetan Sioux? | Immense power, "pirates of the Missouri", unfriendly to Lewis and Clark, most feared tribe during the trip |
| Where did the journey end? | Columbia |
| what is the River that borders Idaho and often called the winding or shaping river? | Snake River |
| How long would the trip be? | 18 months to 2 years |
| The trip was set to begin along which body of water? In which state? | Mississippi River in Missouri, Saint Lewis |
| What state was Fort Mandan in? | North Dakota |
| What animals were discovered for the first time? | Coyotes, prairie dogs, jack rabbits, antelope, buffalo, grizzly bears, large amounts of mosquitos |
| What type of boat was used? | Keel boat |
| How was the trip documented and how was it discussed? | Documented in journals by most men on the Corp, Plant and animal species, weather, region, land, tribes, and progress was discussed |
| How much money was approved by Congress for the trip? | 2500 dollars |
| How much did the land cost per acre? | 3 cents |
| How much did the land cost total? | 15 million dollars |
| Trees were absent in what region of land? | the plains |
| What regions were the first to travel through? | The Rocky Mountains and the Great Plains |
| What countries were competing for this land? | France and Spain |
| How did Lewis and Clark communicate with Thomas Jefferson? | By sending letters on boats |
| What is Monticello? | Thomas Jefferson's house location |
| Thomas Jefferson was interested in this subject? | Science |
| Prior to the journey, most people lived close to what body of water? | Mississippi River |
| What passage was Lewis and Clark looking for? | A route across the Mississippi River tot he Pacific Ocean. |
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