Lewis and Clark Vocab

Kathy H.
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  1. Sacajawea
    the Shoshone guide and interpreter who guided the Lewis and Clark expedition part of the way
    They were accompanied by a fifteen year old Shoshone Indian woman, Sacajawea, the wife of a French-Canadian fur trader.
  2. Meriwether Lewis
    United States explorer and soldier who lead led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River (1774-1809)
    Commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson and led by two Virginia-born veterans of Indian wars in the Ohio Valley, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, the expedition had several goals.
  3. William Clark
    United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
    Commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson and led by two Virginia-born veterans of Indian wars in the Ohio Valley, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, the expedition had several goals.
  4. Louisiana Purchase
    territory in the western United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million; extends from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada
    Jefferson also placed special importance on declaring U.S. sovereignty over the Native American tribes along the Missouri River, and getting an accurate sense of the resources in the recently-completed Louisiana Purchase.[2][3][4][5]
  5. Missouri River
    the longest river in the United States
    Jefferson also placed special importance on declaring U.S. sovereignty over the Native American tribes along the Missouri River, and getting an accurate sense of the resources in the recently-completed Louisiana Purchase.[2][3][4][5]
  6. expedition
    an organized group of people undertaking a journey
    The Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806) was the first United States expedition to the Pacific Coast.
  7. Lewis
    English critic and novelist
    The Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806) was the first United States expedition to the Pacific Coast.
Created on Thu Jun 16 15:06:35 EDT 2011 (updated Thu Jun 16 15:17:10 EDT 2011)

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