Main motives and the expeditions
Why did the explorers want to make friendly contact with native groups for one of their main motives?
While they were rowing upstream the Missouri river, what had happened to their hands?
Their hands had gotten blistered and their muscles were sore.
Why did the explorers want to find the northwest passage?
To find a water route across North America ever since the Columbus reached the Americas.
While they were going upstream, what were the mosquitos doing to their faces?
They were feasting on their sunburned faces.
When the americans found out what they had bought, what did they buy?
The Louisiana Territory
Since they had blistered hands did they take faster rowing upstream?
True or false
False.
What were the two main expeditions?
The lewis and Clark expedition.
Other than other hardships like rapids, waterfalls, blistered hands, and mosquitos, there were two more hardships they went through. Which two were those?
1. The thorns of the prickly-pear cactus' pierced their feet
2. Bears had raided their camps making game scarce
Why did they have expeditions?
To explore the west.
How many hardships did they go through?
6