Lewis and Clark
What was the name of the group that traveled with Lewis and Clark on their journey?
What is the Corps of Discovery?
These leaders passed stories down to young people, teaching lessons about values and community.
Who are the elders?
This type of trade helped start outposts and small settlements in Indian Country before gold was discovered.
What is the fur trade?
Many settlers moved west because they hoped to own this, which was seen as the key to success and independence.
What is land?
This word means the way a group of people lives, including their traditions, language, and beliefs.
What is culture?
Who was the Shoshone woman who helped guide Lewis and Clark and served as an interpreter?
Who is Sacagawea?
Gift-giving and showing respect to the spirit world were important. What did people often give in return for healthy children, good crops, or a successful hunt?
What are gifts and prayers?
Which event in 1848 brought about 250,000 people rushing into California?
What is the California Gold Rush?
As settlers moved west, they cut down forests and plowed grasslands to create these.
What are farms?
These are strong opinions or ideas that people believe to be true.
What are beliefs?
What was the main goal of Lewis and Clark’s expedition ordered by President Thomas Jefferson?
What is to explore the Louisiana Territory and find a route to the Pacific Ocean?
Men and women in Nez Perce communities had different skills, but both were important. What did their teamwork help create?
What is social harmony and community well-being?
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican-American War. What did this treaty give the United States?
What is a large new territory in the West?
One challenge settlers faced on the frontier was the lack of stores and towns. How did they meet their needs instead?
What is by making or growing things themselves?
This word means to affect something directly.
What is impact?
Lewis and Clark made maps and took notes about plants, animals, and geography. Why was this important?
What is it helped Americans learn about the land in the West?
Stories about the spirit world and creation taught that the world was not finished but was part of this kind of process.
What is an ongoing or never-ending creation?
In the 1850s, miners invaded Nez Perce reservation lands. What resource were they looking for?
What is gold?
When settlers moved west, it often caused struggles with these people who were already living on the land.
Who are Native Americans?
These are usual or accepted practices of a social group, like holidays or traditions.
What are customs?
During the journey, the Corps of Discovery met many Native American tribes. Why were these meetings important for the expedition’s success? (3 reasons)
What is they traded, shared knowledge, and helped the explorers survive?
What value discouraged greed and helped maintain harmony between villages, travelers, and trading partners?
What is generosity or reciprocal gift-giving?
After the Civil War, many ranchers wanted to graze cattle and sheep on Indian lands. What big change did this cause for Native communities?
What is losing control of their land and water (or destruction from dams and irrigation projects)?
Over time, settlers built new communities. What types of places often became the center of these early towns?
What are schools, churches, or trading posts?
This is an agreement between two sides that explains the terms of peace or cooperation.
What is a treaty?