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G9 history Q4 II
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Louisiana Purchase | the purchase of Louisiana from France for $15 million, which roughly doubled the size of the United States |
| Meriwether Lewis | a former army captain chosen by Jefferson to lead an expedition to explore the West |
| William Clark | co-leader of the western expedition |
| Lewis and Clark expedition | a long journey to explore the Louisiana Purchase |
| Sacagawea | a Shoshone who helped the expedition by naming plants and gathering edible fruits and vegetables for the group |
| Zebulon Pike | an explorer of the West who reached the summit of the mountain now known as Pike’s Peak |