Vocabulary
What is an expedition?
a special journey taken by a group that has a clear purpose or goal
How did Daniel Boone help encourage settlement of the West?
he cleared a pass through the Appalachain Mts.
How did Sacagawea help Lewis and Clark?
she acted as a guide and interpreter
What city did the expedition begin in?
St. Louis
Where did this expedition begin?
Natchez, MS
Where did this expedition explore?
Red River
What is an interpreter?
a person who translates from one language to another
What was the name of the pass that Daniel Boone widened to make it easier for settlers to move west?
Cumberland Gap
Why did Jefferson choose Meriwether Lewis to lead the expedition?
he served as an army captain and was an experienced explorer
What geographical feature did Lewis and Clark cross to end up in the territory the US did not yet own in 1805?
Continental Divide
What two areas did this expedition travel?
Hot Springs
Ouachita River
Why didn't this expedition reach its destination?
they were stopped by Spanish troops
What is the Continental Divide?
the high line in the Rockies from which water flows east on one side and west on the other
The Northwest Territory, once divided into states, allowed slavery. True or False
False
What two things did Jefferson want to know about the LA Territory?
if there was a way to cross the Rocky Mts. and if you could get to the Pacific Ocean completely by water ways
Why did Lewis bring animals hides, bones, and plants home with him?
he was told to gather information about plants and animals in the LA Territory
Dunbar-Hunter studied the chemistry of what geographic feature?
Hot Springs
What did Frederick Jackson Turner’s essay talk about that made people want to move west?
the frontier represented freedom and new opportunities
What things did Lewis and Clark bring on the expedition?
clothing, tools, medical supplies, ammunition, dry food
fishhooks and needles to use as trade and gifts
What were things that Lewis and Clark gathered during the expedition that helped the government?
terrain and routes for maps to be made
identified many plants
strenthened US claim to territory
established contact with NA
According to his correspondence with Jefferson, what resources did Hunter hope to identify in the LA Territory?
minerals such as iron
Why did Lewis and Clark write in a journal and sketch plants, animals, and terrain?
to educate people about the plants in the area
to fulfill the president's instructions about keeping detailed records of what he saw
Why did the Lewis and Clark expedition take the longest to complete?
they were the only ones to reach their destination
they traveled farther than any other expedition
According to Hunter, what is the primary benefit of the LA Purchase?
What are the qualities that qualified Hunter to explore the LA Territory?
What are the qualities that qualified Dunbar to explore the LA Territory?
scientist, fought in Rev. War, surgeon, chemist
chemist, trader, farmer who owned plantations, surveyed land for Spain