DEFINITIONS
CORPS OF DISCOVERY
EXPLORERS
Lewis or Clark?
THIS AND THAT
100
Water route across the continent
What is the Northwest Passage
100
Type of expedition (operation) it was.
What is a military operation?
100
Called the greatest geographer of the West
Who was David Thompson?
100
Secretary to Thomas Jefferson.
Who was Meriwether Lewis?
100
2 animals that were sent back to Thomas Jefferson, alive.
What was the prairie dog and magpie?
200
The source of a river
What is the headwaters?
200
Name of Captain leading the expedition.
Who was Meriwether Lewis?
200
Left the Corps of Discovery to become trapper.
Who was John Colter?
200
Was not a captain but a lieutenant on the expedition.
Who was William Clark?
200
Woman who helped the Corps of Discovery.
Who was Sacagawea?
300
The idea that God had given Europeans North American continent to spread civilization
What is Manifest Destiny?
300
Youngest member of the Corps of Discovery.
Who was Jean Baptiste (Pomp)?
300
Wanted to join the Corps of Discovery, but was turned down.
Who was Francois Larocque?
300
Brought along his slave York.
Who was William Clark?
300
Chief of the Shoshone.
Who was Cameahwait?
400
Where two rivers meet
What is a confluence?
400
The most irritating animal along the Missouri River.
What is the mosquito?
400
Brothers who lost their way but traveled farther west than any other known European explorer.
Who were Francois and Louis La V'erendrye
400
Went up the Marias River to Explore.
Who was Lewis?
400
The number of falls that they had to go around
What was five?
500
An economic system in which privately owned businesses carry on trade for profit.
What is capitalism?
500
The three rivers that make up the Three Forks of the Missouri.
What is the Madison, Jefferson and Gallatin Rivers?
500
Went to the Arctic Ocean first, but reached the Pacific Ocean on a later expedition.
Who was Alexander Mackenzie?
500
Explored the Yellowstone River.
Who was Clark?
500
The only Native American killed by the Corps of Discovery was from this nation.
What was the Blackfeet?
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