People
Shoshone Indian who was captured by the Hidatsa that would accompany the expedition
Who was Sacajawea?
Lewis encountered this tribe at Two Medicine
Who were the Blackfeet?
Lewis & Clark believed that these items were the most important to pack for the expedition
What were writing paper, ink, and pens?
A waterway across North America connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
What was the Northwest Passage?
The Mississippi River was used for years with permission from Spain, by the United States, until this country gained control of Louisiana causing President Jefferson concern that might not continue
Who was France?
Selected to be the co-captain on the Corps of Discovery
Who was William Clark?
This Shoshone chief provided horses and other things to the Corps of Discovery primarily because he was the brother of Sacajawea
Who was Chief Cameahwait?
At the confluence of these two rivers, Lewis and Clark believed that the group should stay left (south) and everyone else on the expedition believed they should go right (north)
What are the Missouri and Marias Rivers?
Place where rivers of equal size come together
What is a confluence?
President Jefferson viewed the United States as a nation of this type of people
What are farmers?
Leader of the Shoshone and brother to Sacajawea
Who was Chief Cameahwait?
To serve as a peace symbol and an interpreter
Why did Lewis & Clark want Sacajawea to join the expedition?
The Corps of Discovery didn't accomplish this mission objective
What was finding the Northwest Passage?
Where a river begins
What is a headwaters?
Lewis went up this river to find the Northwest Passage on the return trip
What is the Marias River?
First European to reach the Pacific Ocean traveling overland in the Northwest
Who was Alexander Mackenzie?
Finding and digging for roots to feed the expedition in the Bitterroot Mountains
What was one of the most notable contributions Sacajawea made to the expedition?
This landmark let Lewis know that he and Clark had chosen the right course
What are the Great Falls?
God given consent to spread ideals that define civilization (In U.S.A., Agriculture, Private Enterprise, Christianity etc.)
What is Manifest Destiny?
Locate the Northwest Passage, Map the territory from the Missouri all the way to the Pacific Ocean, Record all of the plant and animal life especially those that don't exist East of the Mississippi, Make friends with the Nations and establish trade networks with them, Let them know this land now belongs to the United States
What were President Jefferson's 5 objectives for the expedition?
Eyewitness to Lewis’s encounter with the Blackfeet on the Marias River
Who was Wolf Calf?
They were just as afraid as Lewis and his men following the conflict up the Marias River
Why didn't the Blackfeet pursue Lewis?
Clark explored this river on the return trip
What is the Yellowstone River?
Economic System where privately owned businesses carry on trade for profit
What is Capitalism?
Without the help of these people, the expedition probably never would have been completed
Who were the Native Americans?