Why was it important to explore the interior of America? Who were Lewis and Clark?
When and where did they begin their journey?
What was their primary goal?
What other goals did they hope to accomplish?
What were the Mandan villages like?
Who was Sacajawea?
How did they reach the Pacific Ocean?
When did they return to St Louis?
What happened to the Mandan villages?

1. After the Louisiana Purchase, Jefferson

wanted to know what the territory he

purchased was like.

2. Meriwether Lewis was Jefferson’s private

secretary and William Clark was an army

officer.

3..They started on the Missouri River in St.

Louis in May 1804.

4. They wanted to find a route to the Pacific

Ocean.

5. They were supposed to make notes about

natural resources and geography.

6..They were large, successful settlements

with an overall population of 5,000

people. They were an important trade

center for native tribes and French traders.

7. A Shoshone who was married to one of

the fur traders and acted as a guide to the

West

8. Over the Columbia River

9. September 1806

10. A fort was established and they were

decimated by disease.

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