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=Lewis and Clark Expedition=

You will be learning about the expedition by Lewis and Clark through the newly acquired **Louisiana Purchase**. You will be going to a variety of websites and you will be using a variety of applications to finish this assignment. Please make sure to read all steps when working on this assignment.

President Jefferson purchased the Louisiana territory in 1803 from Napolean because he was trying finance a war with England. By 1792 Jefferson was already starting his quest to map and explore the lands west of St. Louis and find a route to the Pacific. Jefferson's private secretary Meriwether Lewis, and fellow army captain and friend William Clark, shared joint command to lead and map this important mission. The men who accompanied them were called the Corps of Discovery. Average monthly pay for each man was $5.00. They began their trip in the year 1804 and finished four years later.


 * [[image:http://static.dpsk12.org/manilaImages/morey/compass.jpg width="195" height="244" caption="compass: "]] || Lewis and Clark's Expedition of the Louisiana Purchase

Directions: Brainstorm with a partner and answer each of the following questions in a word document. Make a list of equipment and supplies you would need for an extended journey through the wilderness. Use these categories to break down supplies. (transportation, camping, medicine, arms, mathematical instruments, presents and books, maps and tables) Remember you will be gone for many months and you will need to plan for many different conditions and situations.  ||
 * How do you prepare for the unknown?
 * How can you predict what you'll need to know?
 * How can you predict what you'll need to have?


 * Next

1.Using a current U.S. map and the Arrowsmith map of 1803, compare the size of the U.S. from 1803 to the present. You will brainstorm the similarities and differences of each map, record your ideas in your blog. As you begin to answer your questions discuss why the maps look different. What has changed in the last two hundred years? (map technology, what is known about the land, number of states, number of cities, etc.)

Current Us Map **[]** Arrowsmith Map**[]**

2. On the modern map locate and highlight the waterways used for the expedition and natural landform barriers, such as mountains on the current map. Use the map scale to estimate the distance traveled. While the expedition officially began at the St. Louis area, Lewis traveled from Washington, D.C., to Pittsburgh, then down the Ohio River to the Mississippi River, then north to St. Louis. Students should compare distance by river to modern distance by road.

3. Using the following link of Cornell notes **[|Cornell Notes]**to answer the questions below. Use this website to find the information for your answers.**[]**


 * What does it take to equip an expedition like this? How is this list different from your own?
 * Describe a meeting ceremony used by Lewis and Clark when coming into contact native people.
 * Discuss the differences between the Yankton Sioux and the Teton Sioux. Why was Lewis and Clark's reception so different for these tribes?
 * Why was Lewis an ideal leader for the Corps of Discovery?
 * Who was ** Sacagawea ,** what role did she play in the expedition?
 * Who was York? What kind of contributions did he make to the expedition?


 * Type up your answers on your Cornell notes, print and turn into me.** ||


 * Finally,**

You will need to create an excel spreadsheet that will look at the cost of the trip taken by Lewis and Clark as compared to today's means of travel.


 * [|revisit the route]**

The attached handout will guide you through creating a spreadsheet that compares the cost of the original trip to what you might expect to pay today. When finished print and hand into me