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Louis and Clark
L&C
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Geography
4th Grade
10/08/2011

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Expedition
Definition
a special trip to explore a place
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Thomas Jefferson
Definition
The president who hired Lewis to lead a group of explorers to make maps of the new land in the west
Term
Who did Meriweather Lewis ask to help him lead the expedition?
Definition
Clark
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What was special about Clark?
Definition
He knew a lot about boats and maps
Term
What supplies did they take?
Definition
food, clothes, medicine
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Where did the expedition start?
Definition
St. Louis (Missouri RIver)
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Who helped them along the way?
Definition
Native Americans showed them which trails to follow so they wouldn't get lost
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What was the name of the Native American woman who helped them?
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Sacagawea
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What did Sacagawea do to help?
Definition
Sacagawea jumped into the water to resuce supplies holding her baby in one hand.
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