Vocabulary
Where newly settled areas meet unsettled but not necessarily uninhabited areas
Frontier
Daniel Boone helped encourage settling in the West by
clearing a pass through the Appalachain Mountains
What type of resources were mainly found during the expeditions?
Natural Resources
This person helped with the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Sacagawea
Major geographical feature that was crossed to make room for expansion?
Appalachian Mountains
Having many different types or parts
Diverse
Who assigned the expeditions?
Thomas Jefferson
Lewis and Clark, Dunbar-Hunter, and Red River were all an
Expedition
Explored lower Louisiana Territory during an expedition and studied the Ouachita River
William Dunbar and George Hunter (Dunbar-Hunter)
George Hunter was hoping to find
plants and crops
A person who translates from one language to another
Interpreter
These two expeditions explored lower Louisiana and did not make their destination
William Dunbar & George Hunter (Dunbar-Hunter Expedition)
Thomas Freeman and Peter Custis (Red River Expedition)
How did Sacagawea assist with the Lewis and Clark expedition
Interpretation
These individuals led the Red River expedition
Thomas Freeman and Peter Custis
This geographical feature was crossed during the Lewis and Clark expedition
Continental Divide
A special journey taken by a group that has a clear purpose or goal
Expedition
Dunbar-Hunter studied the chemistry of what geographical feature?
hot springs near the Ouachita River
William Clark included drawings and artifacts in his journal records to
educate people about the plants in the area he explored
This expedition was attacked by Spanish Troops
Red River
All of the expeditions had to do what according to Thomas Jefferson
Keep detailed records of things they discovered along their expeditions.
The high line in the Rockies from which water flows east on one side and west on the other
Continental Divide
Why did the Lewis and Clark expedition take the longest to complete
this expedition had the furthest to travel (upper Louisiana Territory)
Who were at a disadvantage during westward expansion?
Indigenous People / Native Americans
This expedition explored upper Louisiana Territory and reached it's destination
Lewis and Clark
All of the expeditions explored what area?
Louisiana Territory