People & Places
Daniel Boone
Who was the woodsman who loved exploring the woods and wanted to go west?
Daniel Boone
Who was the U.S. president who wanted to buy New Orleans?
Thomas Jefferson
Who did Jefferson choose to explore the Louisiana Territory?
Lewis and Clark
Who was the Shoshone woman who helped Lewis and Clark as a guide and translator?
Sacagawea
The two people who were sent to explore the western lands
Where was Daniel Boone born or where did he live when he was young?
Pennsylvania
Why did we want New Orleans?
For control of the river
Name one of the three tasks Jefferson gave Lewis and Clark
Find an all-water route to the Pacific; collect plant and animal samples; make friends with Native Americans
Name a tribe that helped or interacted with Lewis and Clark on the plains?
Yankton Sioux, Teton Sioux
The president at this time, 3rd president
Thomas Jefferson
What skill did Daniel Boone learn from Native American boys that helped him in the woods?
How to hunt
What huge land area did the United States buy from France that doubled its size?
The Lousiana Purchase
Where did Lewis and Clark begin their journey?
St. Louis
Who did Lewis and Clark live with in the winter?
Native Americans
What people who travel to a new land are called
pioneers
What job did Daniel Boone do to help other settlers cross the mountains?
Widen the road
Money/Supplies for the French war
What did Lewis and Clark call their group of explorers?
Corps of Discovery
What happened when Lewis and Clark met the Teton Sioux and gifts were not enough?
Clark showed bravery with his sword and the situation became a tense standoff, then they made peace
Who did Jefferson send to talk to Napoleon about buying New Orleans?
James Monroe
What was the name of the road Daniel Boone created?
Wilderness Road
Why was this purchase so important?
it ended up doubling the size of the US
Which task could Lewis and Clark NOT complete because it did not exist?
All water route to pacific
How did Sacagawea help the Corps when they reached Shoshone lands?
She translated, guided them, and her brother, the chief, provided horses and supplies