The Louisiana Purchase
What president oversaw the purchase of Louisiana Territory?
Thomas Jefferson
What major landform did the expedition discover that they had not previously known existed? (requiring horses)
The Rocky Mountains
What were the full names of the two men who led the expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory?
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
What do the words "Manifest" and "Destiny" mean?
Clear purpose
What were the men called who traveled out west to trap animals shortly after Lewis and Clark's expedition?
What country did the U.S. buy the Louisiana Territory from?
France
Name three CATEGORIES in which Lewis and Clark's expedition made new discoveries.
Plants, animals, land features, Native American Tribes
How many people from their expedition died on the entire trip?
One.
What was the popular American belief of "Manifest Destiny?"
That US was destined to expand all the way to the Pacific coast
How did the early "trailblazers" impact knowledge of western geography?
They made the first maps of many places out west.
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
What geograhpical feature marked the western boundary of the ORIGINAL U.S.A.?
Sacajawea.
She translated for them, helped them get horses, saved vital gear almost lost in the river, showed them edible plants/roots
What is the "Continental Divide," which Lewis was the first white man to see?
The high point of the Rockies, where water flows down to the Atlantic on one side and down to the Pacific on the other side
Through farming, the fur trade, finding silver, finding gold
What animal was the most popular one to trap for their furs?
Beaver
What was the hoped-for "Northwest Passage?"
A continuous water-route connecting the Pacific Ocean to the Mississippi/Atlantic Ocean
She had to care for a newborn baby.
Was the expedition successful in reaching the Pacific?
Were they successful in returning home?
Did they find the Northwest Passage?
Yes
Yes
No
Name three countries in Europe that settlers came from in large amounts, moving to the west to farm.
Germany, Sweden, Norway
What jobs (still requiring their special knowledge and skills) did the "Trailblazers" often pivot to when the trapping became less profitable?
Guiding groups of settlers moving west
How much money did the U.S. purchase Louisiana Territory for?
$15 million
What challenge did the expedition NOT face?
A. Whitewater "rafting"
B. Fighting grizzly bears
C. Portaging around a huge waterfall
D. Surrounded by wolves
E. Climbing mountains
D. They were not surrounded by wolves
What are three pieces of evidence that Lewis and Clark were good leaders?
They never fought or disagreed in front of the team.
No one was lost or killed to poor decision making.
They made it!
They let a slave and woman vote.
Who traveled West to Utah for greater religious freedom?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
What fort on the Oregon Trail was founded and named after a legendary Mountain Man?