The Louisiana Purchase and Exploration Lewis and Clark
Review Who was Little Turtle? A. Miami Indian chief who defeated American troops twice B. Shoshone Indian who helped lead Lewis and Clark Expedition C. Indian chief who conquered the Northwest Territories D. Miami Indian chief who successfully made a peace treaty without opposition
Review The Battle of Fallen Timbers led to the Greenville Treaty true or false? A. True B. False
Review What the the Treaty of Greenville? A. It allowed Native Americans and American settlers to live in peace B. It forced Native American to move out of the Northwest Territories completely C. Ohio was ceded to the US, and American settlers were free to settle west of the Appalachians
Question Explain why the US was in a predicament during the French Revolution.
The Corps of Discovery The Lewis and Clark expedition began in President Thomas Jefferson had purchased all of the Louisiana Territory from Napoleon of France for 15 million dollars. Jefferson asked his personal secretary, Meriwether Lewis, to lead the expedition. Lewis asked his old army friend, William Clark, to co-lead the expedition with him.
Question What reason, other than finding a waterway to the Pacific, was the purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition? A. to discover new animal species B. to explore differences in temperature from east to west C. to explore new plant species D. All of the Above
The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States!
Purpose of Expedition The purpose of the expedition was to explore the new territory.
Captain Meriwether Lewis Meriwether Lewis was born in He joined the army at 20 years old. He was made President Jefferson’s personal secretary in Jefferson asked Lewis to lead and the Corps of Discovery & was specially trained Lewis was the scientist on the journey, keeping detailed records of the plants and animals they found.
William Clark William Clark was born in 1770 and at 19 joined the military. Clark met Meriwether Lewis when they were both in the army. Lewis asked Clark to help him lead the expedition across the country. Clark was the geographer on the trip, keeping a detailed diary including many drawings and maps.
Toussaint Charbonneau Toussaint Charbonneau was a French Canadian fur trader. He had lived among the Indians since He had a captive Shoshone Indian “wife”. She had been captured by a Hidatsa war party about 1800, and sold as a slave to Toussaint. Her name was Sacagawea. She was approximately 16 years old in Charbonneau would act as interpreter during the expedition.
Sacagawea Sacagawea was 12 when she was kidnapped and sold into slavery and about 16 when she “married” Charbonneau. She would serve as interpreter on the journey. Sacagawea had a son during the expedition.
Sacagawea Dollar Sacagawea’s image was made into a dollar coin in She was honored as a very important part of the Corps of Discovery. Knowledgeable about edible plants
Jean Baptiste Charbonneau Jean Baptiste Charbonneau was the son of Toussaint Charbonneau and Sacagawea. He became the youngest explorer on the Corps of Discovery. Clark nicknamed him “Pomp.”
York York was Clark’s childhood companion and his “manservant”, which meant he was a slave. We know he was big. We know he was very athletic. He was a great dancer. He was devoted to William Clark. He was a great help to the expedition because he was such a curiosity.
More York Indians had never seen a black man before. There is a painting in the Mandan lodges of the Mandan chief trying to rub the black off of York’s skin. York was finally set free ten years after the expedition ended.
Seaman Seaman was captain Lewis’s dog. Lewis wrote often in his journal about Seaman. “The squirrel appears in great abundance on either side of the river. I made my dog take as many each day as I had occasion for, they were fat and I thought them when fried a pleasant food.” Nothing is known of what happened to Seaman after the expedition.
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