Bell Ringer What was the “Revolution of 1800”?

Exploration of Louisiana On June 20, 1803 Thomas Jefferson wrote to Meriwether Lewis about his mission to explore the newly purchased Louisiana Territory. In your group, read the excerpts from Jefferson’s letter to Lewis. What are the goals of Lewis’ mission?

Jefferson’s Letter to Lewis In your group, read the excerpts from Jefferson’s letter to Lewis. What were the goals of Lewis’ mission?

Bell Ringer Who did Jefferson choose to lead the expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory?

Jefferson believed in an “Empire of Liberty” The Corps of Discovery Jefferson believed in an “Empire of Liberty” “Our confederacy must be viewed as the nest from which all America, North and South, is to be peopled…. Speaking the same language, governed in similar forms, and by similar laws.”

The Corps of Discovery

The Corps of Discovery Captains Sergeants Non-Military Personnel Meriwether Lewis * William Clark * Sergeants Charles Floyd * Patrick Gass * John Ordway * Nathaniel Page Non-Military Personnel Toussaint Charbonneau + Sacagawea + John Baptiste Charbonneau + Baptiste Dechamps Pierre Dorion George Drouillard York – Clark’s Slave Seaman – Lewis’s dog

The Corps of Discovery Privates William Bratton John Collins John Colter Pierre Cruzatte Joseph Field Rueben Field Robert Frazer * George Gibson Silas Goodrich Hugh Hall Thomas Proctor Howard Francois LaBiche Jean Baptitse LePage + Hugh McNeal John Potts George Shannon John Shields John B. Thompson Peter M. Weiser William Werner Joseph Whitehouse * Alexander Hamilton Willard Richard Windsor

The Corps of Discovery

Bell Ringer How much did the expedition know about what they would find in the Louisiana Territory?

The Great Falls

The Great Falls of the Missouri Made up of 5 separate named waterfalls: Great Falls Crooked Falls Rainbow Falls Colter Falls Black Eagle Falls 18.5-mile stretch of river. It took a month for the expedition to portage around the Falls.

The Great Portage June 16 – July 14, 1805 Read from page 244 of Undaunted Courage about the conditions on The Portage

The Great Falls of the Missouri River Lemhi Pass Home of Sacagawea's Shoshone People

Bell Ringer Who is Sacagawea?

The Continental Divide

The Continental Divide

Bell Ringer Who was Camehwait?

The Corps of Discovery

Bell Ringer What was the name of the Expedition’s quarters for the winter of 1805-06? Fort Clatsop

Goals of the Expedition Find Northwest Passage Keep Journals Create Maps Describe new plants and animals Meet, befriend, and describe the Native Americans

Journals Patrick Gass published his journals in 1807 Lewis and Clark’s journals, as well as John Ordway’s, were published in 1814

Describing Plants and Animals 122 Prairie Dog Grizzly Bear Pronghorn 178 Pin Cherry Wild Rose Ponderosa Pine

Meet and Befriend Native Americans Teton Sioux (Lakota) Mandan/Hidatsa Shoshone Nez Perce Clatsop Blackfeet

The Members Lewis – Governor of Upper Louisiana Territory Died Sept. 1809 in Natchez Trace, TN Clark – Married Julia Hancock; Governor of Missouri and then Superintendent of Indian Affairs Died Sept. 1838 in St. Louis, MO Gass – Last member to die at the age of 99 in Wellsburg, WV in 1870. He tried to enlist to fight in the Civil War at age 91.

The Members Sacagawea – Died in December 1812 Her two children Jean Baptist and Lisette were legally adopted by Clark York – gained his freedom 10 years after return; lived in Kentucky and Tennessee Died in 1832

Lewis & Clark Project Create a “poster” Information about one of the Native American tribes Information about one of the newly discovered animals Information about one of the geographical features Map (the location of the Native American Tribe and geographical feature can be on the SAME map) How well did the Corps do at accomplishing the goals of the expedition? Sources: http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/ http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/lewisandclark/index.htm Due on Monday, November 17th. 20 points

Bell Ringer How long was the Corps of Discovery out exploring the Louisiana Territory?

Lewis & Clark Project Create a “poster” Information about one of the Native American tribes Information about one of the newly discovered animals Information about one of the geographical features Map (the location of the Native American Tribe and geographical feature can be on the SAME map) How well did the Corps do at accomplishing the goals of the expedition? Sources: http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/ http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/lewisandclark/index.htm Due on Monday, November 17th. 20 points