Obstacle to Asia
What is one obstacle explorers had to go through?
North America, Civilizations, rugged and uncharted terrain.
Define the Northwest Passage
An all water route to the Pacific Ocean
What caused many (if not all) tribes to be traumatized?
Contact with European explorers and settlers.
What did TJ dream of sending explorers across?
America
What could the Louisiana Purchase be used for?
Farming, expansion, resources, a water passage
Columbus sailed the ocean in:
A-1492
B-1502
C- 1489
D-1472
1492
What does confluence mean?
A place where major rivers merge together.
Name 2 diseases that traumautized tribes.
Small Pox
Typhoid
How much was the Louisiana Purchase?
15 Million
When was the Louisiana Purchase completed?
1803
When Christopher Columbus sailed in 1942 he expected to land in Asia so that he could become _________ and bring home a buttload of __________.
Wealthy / Spices
Use traumatized in a sentence.
What year did "AMERICA" declare itself a nation?
1776
What was different about the Corps of Discovery's expedition than others?
There were sponsors, and they had to document resources, people and lands.
The purchase stretched from the Mississippi River to ____________________
Rocky Mountains
No
What is a headwaters?
The start of a river.
True or false: Montana was a homeland to tribes that gave them life?
True
Why did Lewis & Clark have fur company sponsors?
To understand the landscape, shift Native American trading loyalties away from British and Canadian companies
How big was the Louisiana Territory?
530 Million Acres
Where are the "The Spice Islands"
The East Indies
Give me an example of what a headwaters can be used for?
Navigation
Transportation
What did the first explorers hope to get from the environment in Montana?
Furs
Why did TJ choose Lewis and Clark to lead the expedition?
They were strong map makers, had military background
How did Manifest Destiny fuel the purchase of the Louisiana territory?
It was believed to be a God Given Right