Who's Who?
Who chose Meriwether Lewis to lead the Corps of Discovery?
Thomas Jefferson
Where was the city that Lewis and Clark started the expedition from?
St. Louis
Who was the indian tribe they spent their first winter with?
Mandan
Who saw the Pacific Ocean first?
William Clark
What type of dog did Lewis have?
Newfoundland
Who did Lewis choose to come with him in the expedition?
William Clark
During the Expedition all members kept a ______?
Journal
Sacagewea was a ________ woman.
Shoshone
What river did the expedition think would lead all the way to the Pacific Ocean?
Missouri
What one thing did the Corps steal in order to make the return trip?
canoe
Who did Clark bring with him?
York, his African American slave
What major purchase happened that created the need for the Expedition?
The Louisiana Purchase
The Shoshone Chief was Sacagewea's _______
brother
About how many men did the expedition have with them?
about 30 to 40
What was the relationship between Sacagawea and Toussiant-Charbeneau?
They were married
Who was the only man to die on the expedition?
Sgt. Charles Floyd
What country did Thomas Jefferson purchase the large area of land from?
France
What was the name of the tribe that gave the expedition horses?
Shoshone
What mountain range did the expedition almost starve in and crossed in the winter?
The Rocky Mountains
What very unusual act did the expedition do that was unheard of during that time period?
Allow everyone to vote, including a woman and a slave
What was the name of Lewis' Newfoundland dog?
Seaman
What were two of the main purposes for the Corps of Discovery expedition?
Explore the newly purchased land; document natural resources; map a water course to the Pacific Ocean; create friendly relations with the Native Americans
The expedition was amazed at the great plains because it lacked one thing they were used to. What was it?
trees
What was the year that the expedition reached the Pacific Ocean?
1805
What did York receive a few years after the expedition?
his freedom