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This quiz will test your knowledge on the history of the Lewis and Clark Expedition! How much do you know about the journey to reach the Pacific Ocean? Find out via the quiz below!
Westward Expansion in the United States
A collection chronicling some of the most significant chapters of westward expansion in the United States.
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This supplementary photo gallery contains the following images: Map of the Louisiana Territory Meriwether Lewis William Clark President Thomas Jefferson Napoleon Bonaparte The Louisiana Purchase...
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This vocabulary list includes important historical figures and terms seen in this edition of History in a Nutshell: Charles Floyd: One of the U.S. Army sergeants recruited by Lewis and Clark for the...
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Andrews, Evan. “10 Little-Known Facts about the Lewis and Clark Expedition.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 26 Oct. 2015, https://www.history.com/news/10-little-known-facts-about-the-lewis-and...
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The final segment of the Lewis and Clark Expedition outlines the journey back to St. Louis, Missouri. Along the way Lewis and Clark split up after the Bitterroot Mountains to explore previously...
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Part 3 of the Lewis and Clark Expedition chronicles the journey from Fort Mandan to their arrival at the Pacific Ocean. The most challenging portions of the trek west take place here: the portage...
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Part 2 of the Lewis and Clark Expedition outlines the early days of the journey west: breaches of conduct, the death of Sergeant Charles Floyd, documenting never-before-seen animals and plants...
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Part 1 of the Lewis and Clark Expedition outlines Americans' desire to explore the then unknown west of the early 1800's. President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from France in...
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This map of the Lewis and Clark Expedition documents the entire journey to the Pacific Ocean, and the return journey to St. Louis, Missouri in 1806. Included on this map are notable encounters the...