Lewis and Clark
How long did the journey take?
2 years 4 months and 10 days and the miles traveled was 8,000
or
863 days and 7,689 miles
what was the name of Sacajawea's infant son
Jeane Baptiste
what was significant about the death of sgt. Charles Floyd
he was the first U.S soldier to die west of the Mississippi river. he died from a ruptured appendix
what did Sacajawea die of...
a fever broke out and she died
What was the greatest distance traveled
50 miles going down stream in one day
on what date did the corps of discovery begin from camp Dubois
may,14,1804
what Nez Perce woman ended up being a protector of the Lewis and Clark expedition
watkuweis
York Clarks black slave had a wife and wanted to live with her bot clark denied it so when they got done with the expedition guess where York lived
with his wife
how many animals would you say on estimate did Lewis and Clark eat and there group
deer 1,001,elk 375,bison 227,antolope 62,big horn sheep35,bear56,beaver113,otter16,geese104,grouse46,turkey9,plovers29 18 wolves but inly one eaten, Indian dogs 190 purchased ,they also ate small game animals like hawk, coyote ,fox, crow, crab ,turtle ,eagle ,gopher ,muskrat ,salmon ,trout and seal they also ate 19 horses
in which city did Lewis and Clark meet up to begin their journey
Louisville kentucky
what position did Lewis receive because of his leadership of the expedition
governor of louisiana
Meriwether Lewis first joined the army to quell what rebellion
whisky rebellion (1794)
What is your estimate 5/10 how many people got frostbite
10 member's out of the group got frostbite
what was the other of the Lewis and Clark expedition
the corps of discovery
in the 1780's who did Jefferson originally have a discussion with about leading an exploration to the pacific ocean
George rogers Clark brother of William Clark
while they were on the journey how many animals and plants do you think they discovered
122 animals and 178 plants
smallpoxJefferson was concerned about the welfare of the native people the expedition would encounter. in fact, he suggested that Lewis and Clark teach the native Americans to inoculate themselves against what diseases
smallpox
who originally received the assignment to head up the exploration
André michaux