Vocabulary
expedition
A person who tells people what is being said in another language.
interpreter
From what country did the U.S. buy the Louisiana Purchase?
France
What were the 2 most important items that Lewis and Clark brought back to the president from their expedition?
Maps and journals
Which Sioux tribe was known as the farmers that lived close to the North Dakota border?
Arikaras
Dried meat mixed with berries
pemmican
Who was the President that bought the Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson
From what city did Lewis and Clark start their expedition?
St. Louis
One main goal of the expedition was to find a ________________.
River route from ocean to ocean.
What 2 things did Lewis and Clark ask of the Indian tribes they met?
To trade with the US and to meet the President.
This means dealing with animals.
zoological
How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the people living in South Dakota?
South Dakota was now part of the United States.
What was the main river the expedition traveled on through South Dakota?
Missouri River
One main goal of the expedition was to bring back ________________.
Information on plants and animals, journals and maps.
Tell 3 animals Lewis and Clark discovered in South Dakota.
Coyote, prairie dogs, pronghorns, mule deer, jack rabbit
This means dealing with plants.
botanical
Which tribe did Lewis and Clark meet new what is now Gavins Point Dam?
Yanktons
The Louisiana Purchase increased the US by how much?
it became twice as big - doubled the size
One main goal of the expedition was to make friends with the ________________ and ask them to ______.
make friends with the Indians and ask them to trade.
Name 2 plants Lewis and Clark discovered in South Dakota
silver sagebrush, prairie turnip, buffalo berry
People who travel to new places to learn.
explorers
Which tribe made people pay to use the Missouri River?
Tetons
What present day town did the Tetons live by?
Fort Pierre
What 2 things did the Indians use the plants for?
food and medicine
Name the 3 important people involved in the Louisiana purchase and its exploration.
Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
Thomas Jefferson