1. Lewis and Clark Expedition

2. Warm-Up 2/1
Come in, sit down QUIETLY and set-up!
Use p. 374 in the RED BOOKto answer these questions:
1) Long before the _____________ _________ Thomas Jefferson had been fascinated by, or interested in, lands in the _______.
2) To find answers about this land, Jefferson sent an ___________ to explore the land.
Write the questions ANDanswers!
3. Warm-Up 2/1
1) Long before the Louisiana Purchase, Thomas Jefferson had been fascinated by, or interested in, lands in the West.
2) To find answers about this land, Jefferson sent an expedition to explore the land.
4. Louisiana purchase
Objective: understand how the United States grew to the West
5. Louisiana purchase
Canada
$12 million
Mississippi River
Rocky Mountains
Gulf of Mexico
6. Louisiana purchase 5 Ws
1. What?
- It was land that the United States bought from France for $12 million
2. When?
-1803 (or 207 years ago!)
3. Who?
- The 3rd President, Thomas Jefferson, bought the land from French leader Napoleon Bonaparte
4. Where?
- In between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains
5. Why?
- To have control over trade in the Mississippi River
7. Louisiana purchase: 8 RESULTS
The Louisiana Purchase DOUBLED the size of the United States
The Louisiana Purchase opened new land for FARMING and FUR TRADING
The United States now controlled the MISSISSIPPI RIVER
The United States now owned the major PORT at NEW ORLEANS
Port
8. Louisiana purchase: 8 RESULTS
5. With the Louisiana Purchase, Western FARMERS resumed (continued) profitable TRADE
Included all or part of the 13 NEW states
The Louisiana Purchase ended the THREAT of a FRENCH EMPIRE in America
The Louisiana Purchase was the MOST SIGNIFICANT LAND ACQUISITION in U.S. history!
Profitable
Land Acquisition
9. Verbal-Visual Vocabulary
Picture
Word
Sentence or Example
Definition
10. Expedition
Expedition
A journey made for a special purpose
I went on an expedition with my family to explore the rides at Kemah.
11. Now You Try! Territory
Territory
Picture
Sentence or Example
Definition
12. Territory
Territory
Texas is part of the United States territory
An area of land that belongs to a government
13. Warm-Up 2/2
Come in, sit down QUIETLY and set-up!
Use p. 374 in the RED BOOKto answer these questions:
1) In May 1804, _______ and _______ and other members of the expedition set out ___________ (which means heading west) from ____________, Missouri, along the ___________ River.
Write the questions ANDanswers!
14. Warm-Up 2/2
1) In May 1804, Lewis and Clark and other members of the expedition set out westward (which means heading west) from St. Louis, Missouri, along the Missouri River.
15. Lewis and Clark Expedition
Objective: We will understand the importance of the Lewis and Clark expedition, or journey
16. Front Cover
Lewis and Clark Expedition
For 2 years, 4 months and 10 days, explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark explored the Louisiana Territory and the Western frontier up to the Pacific Ocean. They traveled with 40 men and a Shoshone guide named Sacagawea and her young son.They traveled by boat, by foot and on horseback. They faced many dangers, but made many discoveries about the land and its Native people. This journey became known as the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Here is their story.
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Written and Illustrated by: ______________________________
17. 1. Trace the Lewis and Clark journey in RED2. Color the Louisiana Territory GREEN3. Paste map on INSIDE of FRONT COVER
18. Lewis & Clark: Page 1
In 1803, the United States doubled in size because of the Louisiana Purchase. In 1804, President Thomas Jefferson asked explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the Louisiana Territory. Territory means an area of land.
19. Lewis & Clark: Page 2
On May 21, 1804, Lewis, Clark and 40 other men left St. Louis, Missouri to go on a journey that lasted 2 years, 4 months and 10 days to explore the new land. Expedition means journey.
20. Lewis & Clark: Page 3
The Lewis and Clark Expedition had 3 goals:
1st Goal: to find a water route
to the Pacific Ocean
2nd Goal: to report on all the
plants and animals in the territory
3rd Goal: to develop relationships
with the Native Americans
21. Lewis & Clark: Pages 4 & 5
Important People:
22. Lewis & Clark: Pages 6, 7 and 8
On these pages, you get to use your creativity!!
Pretend you are Lewis or Clark.
You are writing in your journal
about your journey to the West.
Describe the journey in your
own words. Use your notebook
and imagination to write and
draw about the things you see,
hear, smell, taste and feel!
23. Lewis & Clark: Rubric
Front Cover- colored & name, overall book is neat
10 points
Map- Louisiana Territory colored, journey traced
10 points
Pages 1 & 2- Introduction- writing & pictures
10 points
Page 3- Goals- writing & pictures
20 points
Pages 4 & 5- Important people- information & pictures
10 points
Pages 6, 7 & 8- Journal (all 5 senses included) & pictures
40 points
Sacagawea Dollar