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Up the Wide Missouri
Troubles with the Sioux
Winter Camp
Into the Unknown
Longer Responses
100
In 1804, the members of the expedition were the first to celebrate this holiday west of the Mississippi.
What is the 4th of July?
100
Before meeting the Teton Sioux, the Corps met this group of Sioux.
Who are the Yankton Sioux?
100
This is where the expedition stayed during the winter.
What is Fort Mandan?
100
On this date, the Corps successfully made it across the Great Falls.  Happy 29th birthday!
What is July 4, 1805?
100
Rushing currents, shallow spots, sandbars, debris, and insects.
What are reasons that sailing up the Missouri River was challenging during the spring?
200

The expedition headed out from this location on May 14, 1804.

What is Camp Wood?
200
This Teton Sioux chief was offended by the gifts he received.
Who was The Partisan?
200
Brought on for her knowledge of the Shoshone, this woman joined the expedition.
Who is Sacagawea?
200
After leaving Fort Mandan, the expedition split into two sections: one group continued on, the other did this.
What is brought a report and items back to Thomas Jefferson?
200
Had to walk 18 miles; had to carry all their supplies and 6 canoes; cold, rain, and hail; gnats and mosquitoes; steep and rocky slopes; and cacti.
What were the challenges of going around the Great Falls?
300
Lewis's dog, Seaman, was brought on the trip for these two reasons.
What are hunting skills and extra protection?
300
The Corps was tense when meeting the Teton Sioux because they were believed to be this.
What is warlike?
300
The two big challenges or threats to the Corps at winter camp.
What were severe cold and the Teton Sioux? 
300
Lewis and Clark were searching for this tribe to get horses.
Who are the Shoshone?
300
Sandbars; strong currents; push and pull the boat in freezing, shoulder deep water; thick mud or sharp stone; always freezing.
What were the reasons the river was their enemy after Fort Mandan?
400
This man was arguably the most valuable member of the Corps thanks to his skills as a hunter and a translator.
Who was George Drouillard?
400
The Partisan and the Sioux tried to seize this.
What is a pirogue?
400
The Mandan villages were known for this in the region.
What is a marketplace or trading hub?
400
Lewis and Clark needed horses for this reason.
What is to cross the Rocky Mountains?
400
Jealousy; refusing to listen to Lewis and Clark; grabbing pirogues; drawing bows and arrows.
What were actions the Teton Sioux took when they met the Corps?
500
Early challenges the expedition faced were illnesses caused from these two things.
What were the river and a lack of vegetables?
500
The location that Lewis and Clark named after their meeting with the Oto and Missouri.
What is Council Bluffs?
500
The Arikara chief served as this role when he went with Lewis and Clark to the Mandan.
What is an ambassador?
500
When the expedition came to a fork in the river, Lewis and Clark chose the southern branch for this reason.
What is its color looked like fresh water from a mountain?
500
Exchanged gifts, gave the "Great Father" speech, and Native American chiefs spoke.
What is events that happened each time the Corps met a Native American tribe?