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US-Lewis&ClarkReview
Review for Test over Lewis & Clark Video Lesson
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who saved the Corps of Discovery in their two greatest moments of need? | Women |
| What did President Jefferson hope Lewis & Clark would discover? In fact, this was the main goal Jefferson had for the exploration. | Northwest Passage |
| What was the Northwest Passage? | An all-water route across North America |
| Since the Corps of Discovery did not find a Northwest Passage, what was the "real discovery" they made? | The land and the promises it held |
| What was the worst thing, the bane, of the explorer's journey | Mosquitoes (Bugs) |
| What was the greatest difference between the Great Plains and the land the explorers on the Corps of Discovery was used to? | Lack of trees |
| What new animals did the Corps of Discovery discover on the Great Plains? | Coyote, Jackrabbit, antelope, prairie dogs, buffalo |
| What was Sacajawea doing when Lewis & Clark first met her? | Giving Birth |
| Where did the Corps of Discovery spend their first winter? This is where the met Sacajawea? | North Dakota |
| What was going to be Sacajawea's job when she went along with the Corps of Discovery? | Translator |
| What Indian tribe was Sacajawea originally from? | Shoshone |
| After Sacajawea had been with the Corps of Discovery for many days, William Clark described her as a... | brave woman |
| What animal were the explorers warned, but really didn't take the warning seriously until after a couple of meetings where they had their "curiosity satisfied?" | Grizzly Bears |
| What bad weather hit the Corps of Discovery when they were portaging around the Great Falls of Montana? | Flash Flooding and a Hailstorm |
| How long did Lewis & Clark think the portage around the Great Falls of Montana would take them? | Half a day |
| How long did the portage around the Great Falls of Montana actually take them? | Nearly a month |
| When they got to the Rocky Mountains in Montana, what frustration did the Corps of Discovery have with the Missouri River? | It was flowing south alongside the mountains |
| What did Meriwether Lewis expect to see as he approached the ridge of the Continental Divide above the source of the Missouri River? | What he could see behind him (a stream leading to a river that would take them to the Pacific Ocean) |
| What did Meriwether Lewis actually see when he looked over the ridge of the Continental Divide? | More mountains |
| When Lewis & Clark were negotiating for the Shoshone ponies, what "unbelievable coincidence" happened between Sacajawea and Cameahwait? | Cameahwait was her brother |
| After negotiating for the Shoshone ponies, what did Lewis write in his journal about the day that was also his 31st birthday? | That he hadn't accomplished much That he had been selfish and lazy That he would life for others and less for himself |
| How long did it take the Corps of Discovery to cross the Bitterroot Mountains? | 11 days |
| How far was the journey across the Bitterroot Mountains for the Corps of Discovery? | 165 miles |
| When the Corps of Discovery stumbled out of the Bitterroot Mountains, they came into the village of what Indian tribe? | Nez Perce |
| The Nez Perce decided to kill the Corps of Discovery, but who convinced the leaders of the tribe to be kind to the explorers? | an old woman named Watkueis |
| Why did Watkueis want the Nez Perce to be good to the explorers? | When she was a child long ago, white people had been good to her |
| How did the Corps of Discovery decide where to spend their second winter after reaching the Pacific? | voted |
| What was unusual about this vote to decide where to spend their second winter? | everyone voted, including York (the black slave) and Sacajawea (the Indian woman) |
| What did the Corps of Discovery eat morning, noon, and night at Fort Clatsop? | elk |
| What five supplies did the Corps of Discovery never run out of during their expedition? | lead, gunpowder, rifles, paper, ink |
| What problem did the Corps of Discovery have with the Indians on their return trip up the Columbia River? | the Indians stole from them |
| In violation of his own code of conduct, what did Lewis steal from the Indians? | canoe |
| After the Corps of Discovery crossed over the Rocky Mountains on their way back, what did they do so they could explore more territory? | divided the Corps of Discovery into two groups |
| The members of the Corps of Discovery, like John Ordway, got rewarded by the government for their efforts with cash and... | land |
| What happened to George Drouillard after he went back to the west with John Colter? | he was killed by Blackfeet Indians |
| What did John Colter discover when he escaped from the Blackfeet Indians? | Yellowstone |
| Who went to the West Coast, California, when he was in his 60's and died there? | Alexander Willard |
| Which member of the Corps of Discovery volunteered at the age of 90 to fight for the Union in the Civil War? | Patrick Gass |
| What happened to York when the Corps of Discovery got back to St. Louis? | he became a slave again |
| What was York's reward for being a member of the Corps of Discovery? | nothing |
| How long did it take for William Clark to give York his freedom? | 5 years |
| Who took in Sacajawea's children when she died and raised them as his own? | William Clark |
| What job did William Clark take, after he married Judith (good call on naming that river after her, William) and moved to St. Louis? | Superintendent of Indian Affairs |
| What did William Clark name his first born son? | Meriwether Lewis Clark |
| What job did Meriwether Lewis get as a reward for his role as leader of the Corps of Discovery? | Governor of Louisiana Territory |
| Why did Meriwether Lewis think his relationship with Thomas Jefferson "cooled"? | Lewis did not finish the manuscript of his journals that Jefferson wanted |
| What was Meriwether Lewis doing that caused him to sink into a deep depression? | drinking heavily taking opium and morphine |
| What did Meriweher Lewis try to do while he was on a boat going down the Mississippi River on his way back to Washington, D.C.? | tried to commit suicide |
| What was Meriwether Lewis acting like the night he committed suicide? | he was debating with himself he told people that Clark was coming for him he put down a buffalo skin to sleep on he got quiet and thoughtful |
| Where did Meriwether Lewis shoot himself when he stopped for the night on October 10th on the Natchez Trace? | Grinder's Stand |
| How long did President Jefferson think it would take for people to fill up the Louisiana Purchase? | 100 generations |
| How long did it actually take for people to fill up the Louisiana Purchase? | less than 5 generations |
| What does "e pluribus unum" mean? | out of many, one |
| When we say the Corps of Discovery was an example of "e pluribus unum" we mean that the "one", the group was... | better than the sum of its parts, better than the many |
| What were Thomas Jefferson's three main instructions for Lewis & Clark and the Corps of Discovery? | Make a map and keep careful observations Study the wildlife, climate, soil, and mineral resources Make friends with the Indians, learn about them and begin trading with them |
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