LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION MAIN IDEAS

 

1.      How did the land become available? (who had it, why did they want to sell, etc.)

 

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/louisianapurchase.htm

 

http://www.jcs-group.com/oldwest/courage/jefferson.html

 

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/activities/01/lewis_map_4.html

 

 

 

2.      Why did Jefferson hesitate before agreeing to make the purchase?

 

http://americanhistory.about.com/od/thomasjefferson/a/tj_lapurchase.htm

 

  1. What were some of the preparations made before going on the trip by Lewis, Clark, or Jefferson?

 

http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/inside/idx_equ.html

 

 

http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/lewisandclark/preparing.htm

 

 

4.      What were the purposes of the expedition?

 

http://history1800s.about.com/od/lewisandclark/f/lewisclarkwhy.htm

 

http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/inside/idx_cir.html

 

 

5.      Describe some wildlife that they discovered.

 

http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/living/idx_7.html

 

http://www.mrnussbaum.com/lewis_clark/discoveries.htm

 

http://www.lewis-clark.org/content/content-channel.asp?ChannelID=60

 

http://lewisandclarkjournals.unl.edu/read/?_xmlsrc=lc.johnsgard.01.04.xml&_xslsrc=LCstyles.xsl

 

 

  1. How did they get along with the various Indians, and what was the policy for interaction with them?

 

http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/native/index.html  (tribes listed in left hand column are links to information)

 

http://www.edgate.com/lewisandclark/

 

 

7.      What role did Sacagawea play in the trip?

 

http://www.nps.gov/lecl/historyculture/sacagawea.htm

 

 

8.      What did their diet consist of?

 

http://lewisandclarktrail.com/hunting.htm

 

http://www.history.army.mil/LC/The%20Mission/LC_Pamphlet/index.htm

Scroll down the page to EXPEDITION CUISINE: FEAST OR FAMINE

 

http://www.hsl.virginia.edu/historical/medical_history/lewis_clark/journey.cfm#nutrition

Scroll down the page to Nutrition

 

9.      Where, exactly, did they go, and how much area did they claim?

 

http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1881826

 

http://www.lewisandclark.com/facts/faqs.html#trail

 

http://www.siue.edu/MLTE/Thematic%20Units/Lewis%20and%20Clark/lewis_and_clark_fun_facts.htm

 

10.  How has geography of the area changed since then? Why?

 

http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/lewisandclark/trailtoday.htm

 

http://www.sierraclub.org/lewisandclark/left.asp

 

http://www.waterplanet.ws/lewisandclark/100years.htm#200

 

 

11.  What happened to Lewis and Clark afterwards?

 

 

http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/a_c/clark.htm -click on the L for Lewis too

 

http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/inside/mlewi.html