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What president of the United States send Lewis and Clark to explore the West?
President Jefferson
What year Jefferson took office as President of the United States?
1801
Where did they start the expedition?
In St. Louis, Missouri
How much money did the Congress approve for the expedition?
$2,500
What did they use to preserve food at Fort Clatsop?
Salt
What was the name of the Canadian trapper that went with Lewis and Clark?
Charbonneau
When did Lewis and Clark meet with the men of the expedition ?
Fall 1803
In what state is the Mandan Indian country , nowadays?
North Dakota
What was the name of the expedition?
Corps of Discovery
They traded 60 horses with ....
Nez Perce Indians.
Who was Pomp?
Charbonneau´s and SAcajawea´s son.
When did the Corps of Discovery start out?
On May , 1804
What river did they have to travel ?
Missouri River
How many men there were at the expedition at the beginning?
47 men
What did they do with the canoes after meeting the Shoshone?
They were sunk in the water.
What was the name of the Shoshone Indian woman that went with them?
Sacajawea
What day did they have a view of the Pacific Ocean?
November 7, 1805
What is the backbone of our continent that determines the direction water flows?
Continental Divide
How many men died in the expedition?
Only one.
How long did the expedition take?
Two years and four months
Who was Cameawait?
Shoshone´s chief / Sacajawea´s brother.
When did they arrived back to St. Louis ?
September 23, 1806
What was the name of the camp where they spent their last winter before going back?
Fort Clatsop
How is the name of the land purchase that the Americans bought to France?
Lousiana Purchase
Who was York?
Clark´s servant