1. Lewis and Clark Zebulon Pike John C. Fremont
Exploring the West

2. Lewis & Clark
Corps of Discovery

3. Up the Missouri River Find out land bought from Louisiana Purchase
Jefferson organized
Traveled upstream against the Missouri River and across land to the Rocky Mountains
Indian country – most tribes welcomed the explorers

4. Their Legacy Mapped a route to Pacific.
Established good relations with western Indian tribes.
Explored the Louisiana Territory and Oregon Country (land west of the Mississippi River)

5. Zebulon Pike

6. His Legacy mapped southern portion of Louisiana Purchase
explored Colorado; founded Pike’s Peak (mountain in CO)
captured & arrested by the Spanish, released bc of American govt.

7. John C. Fremont

8. His Legacy
explored the Rocky Mountain region to the Pacific, reached Great Salt Lake (soon after Mormons heard of the area)
crossed the Sierra Nevada range
explored & settled California region in 1840’s

9. SUMMARY
QUIZ TIME

10. 1. Who single handedly saved the Corps of Discovery from dying in the Rockies?

11. 2. Which President sent out Lewis and Clark to explore his new purchase of the Louisiana Territory?

12. 3. What was the primary objective for the Corps of Discovery?

13. 4. Which explorer mapped a route of the southern Louisiana Territory?

14. 5. Which explorer “founded” the Great Basin?