Locations
Where the expedition started in 1804
Camp Dubois/Wood, just outside St. Louis
Jefferson wanted to find a water route that links the Missouri and Columbia rivers.
True.
Who created the maps during the Lewis and Clark expedition?
William Clark
Where the expedition met Sacagawea and her husband, who would join the expedition as interpreters
Knife River Village, North Dakota
Lewis drew out a series of maps along the journey.
False. Clark drew out the maps along the journey.
What were the two important rivers to the expedition that were marked on the maps?
The Missouri River and the Colombia River.
The expedition faced the difficult task of carrying their supplies and canoes around the five waterfalls at this location
Great Falls Portage, Montana
The expedition took place before the Louisiana Purchase.
False. It was after the Louisiana Purchase.
What idea encouraged settlers to move west using Clark's maps?
Manifest Destiny
A major landform where the expedition passed through dramatic rock formations
Gates of the Rockies, Montana
The Expedition of the Corps of Discovery created a route to the water of the Pacific.
True.
How many maps were made during the expedition?
83 maps.
The river which the expedition traveled down to reach the Pacific Ocean
Columbia River, Oregon
With Manifest Destiny, settlers started moving eastward.
False. They moved westward.
How accurate were William Clark's maps?
(accurate, inaccurate)
accurate - his maps were later found to only be off by about 40 miles.