Boone Family
What is Daniel Boone best known for?
Hunting, being a great frontiersman, exploration
Who were the leaders of the Corps of Discovery?
What purchase doubled the size of the United States in 1803?
The Louisiana Purchase
What did Daniel Boone and Lewis & Clark have in common? (Hint: What were they both trying to do?)
What was the name of Daniel Boone's wife?
Rebecca Boone
Who is the woman who joined the Corps and helped them succeed in their expedition?
Sacagawea
Who was the US president at the time of exploration? This person sent Lewis & Clark on the expedition.
Thomas Jefferson
In which state did Daniel Boone retire to and the Lewis & Clark Expedition end?
Missouri
What state does Daniel Boone want to move his family to? His son, James, was killed by Indians on their way, so they turned back.
Kentucky
What was the name of the baby born during the expedition?
Pomp
What was the ultimate destination of the expedition?
Pacific Ocean
What group of people did both people encounter on their travels?
Native Americans
What town did Daniel establish following the construction of the Wilderness Road?
Boonesborough
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How many years did the expedition take?
Over 2 years
What did Daniel Boone's daughter and Sacagawea have in common?
Both were kidnapped by Native Americans
What book made Daniel Boone famous?
"The Adventures of Colonel Daniel Boone"
Once the Corps made it to the Pacific Ocean, where did they spend the winter before heading back east?
Fort Clatsop
What were some accomplishments of the expedition? Name two.
Produced maps of the Louisiana Purchase territories, traveled by land to the Pacific Ocean, proved there was no water route to the ocean, worked peaceably with Native Americans
How did these individuals contribute to the American Experience?
They both traveled unknown lands in order to expand the general knowledge of the lands and territories in the United States.