Geography
This was the territory purchased in 1803 by the United States
What is the Louisiana purchase Territory?
This Shoshone woman became an interpreter for Lewis and Clark
Sacagawea
Lewis and Clark's expedition started at this location
What is St Louis Missouri?
What is the Mississippi River?
In the late 1700s those seeking to move west would travel by the Wilderness Road or this body of water.
What is the Ohio River?
This is the area where settlement ends and the wilderness begins.
What is the frontier?
This person aided western settlement by clearing a path through the Appalachian Mountains known as the Cumberland gap or Wilderness Road
Who is Daniel Boone?
In 1804, Lewis and Clark built this in order to wait out the winter.
What is Fort Mandan?
This is the River Lewis and Clark began their journey on in 1804
What is the Missouri River?
The Red River expedition was cut short due to them running into this group of people?
What are the Spanish troops?
This path was widened by Daniel Boone
What is the Cumberland Gap or Wilderness Road
These two people were charged with charting the Red River, but had to change plans due to the attacks from Native Americans in the area.
Who are William Dunbar and George Hunter?
The frontier reached to this geographical point in the 1760s
What is the Appalachian Mountains?
William Dunbar and George Hunter studied the chemistry of these near the Ouachita River
What are the Hot Springs?
Captain Meriwether Lewis brought several goods with him in order to do this with the Native Americans on their journey.
What is trade?
Lewis and Clark crossed this major geographical feature to end up in the territory not owned by the US in 1805.
Hint: The high line in the Rockies from which water flows east on one side and west on the other.
What is the Continental Divide?
In the Winter of 1804, Lewis and Clark spent their time with these people.
What is the Mandan People?
William Dunbar and George Hunter began their expedition to the Ouachita River from this location
What is Natchez Mississippi?
The exploration of this river was cut short after running into the Spanish.
What is the Red River?
A special journey taken by a group of people that has a clear purpose or goal
What is an expedition?
This is the third mountain range crossed by Lewis and Clark before reaching the Pacific Ocean.
What are the Cascade Mountains?
On their expedition of the Red River, Thomas Freeman and Peter Custis spent time with these to tribes.
What are the Caddo and Alabama-Coushatta
George Hunter, William Dunbar, Thomas Freeman and Peter Custis all explored this region of the United States
What is the South Western region?
What is the Snake River?
The name of Lewis and Clarks expedition group.
What is Corps of Discovery?