LEWIS AND CLARK Pre-AP US History 8 th Grade Pre-AP US History Blevins Middle School Ms. MacDonald

Todays RAP #55 RAP #55 1- What do you know about Lewis and Clark's Expedition? Or what do you think you may know? 2-Would you have chosen to go along with L & C into the "unknown"? 3- What do you think would have been the most difficult/interesting part of the journey? 4- How would you react to Native Americans? 5- Would you enjoy living in the wilderness for 2 years? 6- How is life different for travelers today?

Who are they? Lewis was introverted, melancholic, and moody; Clark, extroverted, even-tempered and gregarious.Lewis was introverted, melancholic, and moody; Clark, extroverted, even-tempered and gregarious. “Jefferson chose his personal secretary, Meriwether Lewis, an intelligent and literate man who also possessed skills as a frontiersman. Lewis in turn solicited the help of William Clark, whose abilities as draftsman and frontiersman were even stronger. Lewis so respected Clark that he made him a co-commanding captain of the Expedition,” (Perry 2013).“Jefferson chose his personal secretary, Meriwether Lewis, an intelligent and literate man who also possessed skills as a frontiersman. Lewis in turn solicited the help of William Clark, whose abilities as draftsman and frontiersman were even stronger. Lewis so respected Clark that he made him a co-commanding captain of the Expedition,” (Perry 2013).

The Louisiana purchase April 30, 1803 the nation of France sold 828,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River to the USA. April 30, 1803 the nation of France sold 828,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River to the USA. The President at the time, Thomas Jefferson more than doubled the size of the United States expanding the country west. The President at the time, Thomas Jefferson more than doubled the size of the United States expanding the country west. The states that were apart of the Louisiana Purchase included: Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming.The states that were apart of the Louisiana Purchase included: Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming.

Why sell all that land? France was in control of this territory from before they sold the land to America. The cost was about 5 cents an acre! The United States paid 15 million dollars for the Louisiana Purchase.France was in control of this territory from before they sold the land to America. The cost was about 5 cents an acre! The United States paid 15 million dollars for the Louisiana Purchase. A French commander Napoleon Bonaparte recently lost a fierce battle in Saint-Domingue (present-day Haiti) that took much needed resources and a travel route to the South.A French commander Napoleon Bonaparte recently lost a fierce battle in Saint-Domingue (present-day Haiti) that took much needed resources and a travel route to the South. The French were worried that their military couldn’t hold back American Pioneers looking to expand west and the Atlantic Ocean separated France from the land.The French were worried that their military couldn’t hold back American Pioneers looking to expand west and the Atlantic Ocean separated France from the land. Wanted to raise funds to try and conquer England.Wanted to raise funds to try and conquer England.

Map of Louisiana Purchase

Lewis and Clarks expedition Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led a government-sponsored expedition to the west soon after the signing of the Louisiana Purchase. They left St. Louis, Missouri in May of 1804 and came back in 1806 after making it to the Oregon coast.Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led a government-sponsored expedition to the west soon after the signing of the Louisiana Purchase. They left St. Louis, Missouri in May of 1804 and came back in 1806 after making it to the Oregon coast. They first traveled northwest up the Missouri River, and traveled west from its end, all the way to the Pacific Ocean.They first traveled northwest up the Missouri River, and traveled west from its end, all the way to the Pacific Ocean. They traveled a total of 8,000 miles and gathered information about the landscape, the people (Native Americans) animals, plants and resources.They traveled a total of 8,000 miles and gathered information about the landscape, the people (Native Americans) animals, plants and resources.

How does it affect our world now? What would be different about our lives today if the United States did not purchase the Louisiana Territory and France was still in control of the land?What would be different about our lives today if the United States did not purchase the Louisiana Territory and France was still in control of the land?

Journal entry Write a journal entry and pretend like you are Lewis and Clark on this expedition across America. Write it in the format of a letter or journal entry. Have the letter written to family, friends, the President (Thomas Jefferson)Write a journal entry and pretend like you are Lewis and Clark on this expedition across America. Write it in the format of a letter or journal entry. Have the letter written to family, friends, the President (Thomas Jefferson) Talk about what things you may come by crossing the American West, who you are with, what you may see and how you may feel. Make observations of wildlife, vegetation, Indian relations and any other geography.Talk about what things you may come by crossing the American West, who you are with, what you may see and how you may feel. Make observations of wildlife, vegetation, Indian relations and any other geography.