Important People
Eyewitness to Lewis’s encounter with the Blackfeet on the Marias River
Who is Wolf Calf
Place where rivers of equal size come together
What is confluence
These people came from ship-building countries, which favored waterways.
The first European explorers searched for a Northwest Passage
The Salish who met Clark and his party of seven thought they
had been in battle with an enemy.
David Thompson was different from other explorers because he
lived in the region and mapped it over a long period.
First European visitor to present-day Yellowstone National Park
Who is John Colter
A tool to find the angle between the sun or North Star and the horizon
What is a sextant?
The last part of North America to be mapped by explorers was
What is the Pacific Coast
According to Wolf Calf, the Blackfeet did not pursue Lewis on the Marias because
they were just as frightened as Lewis and his men
The fur trading companies of the time mainly wanted
beaver pelts.
First European to reach the Pacific traveling overland in the Northwest
Who is Alexander Mackenzie
Where a river begins
What is a headwaters?
As he helped Meriwether Lewis prepare for his western expedition, Thomas Jefferson read the
story of the La Vérendrye brothers.
The Corps of Discovery’s experiences in present-day Montana are important for all of the following reasons EXCEPT that
they spent their first winter here.
Before John Colter became a fur trapper, he was
a member of the Corps of Discovery.
Shoshone Indian who helped the Corps of Discovery acquire horses
Who is Sacagawea
People who are native to a particular land
What is indigenous
One of the main reasons Thomas Jefferson wanted more land was because
he wanted to create a nation of small farmers.
The Corps of Discovery accomplished all of the following EXCEPT
finding a Northwest Passage.
The new people arriving in the West had different ideas than Indians about
the importance of trade.
Geographer of almost 2 million square miles of the northwest region
Who is David Thompson
A clock used for navigational purposes
What is chronometer
The Shoshone helped the Corps of Discovery mainly because
the leader of their band was Sacagawea’s brother.
Lewis did not allow the French Canadian Larocque to come with them because
he didn’t want to include anyone representing other countries.