Lewis and clark project
By Brett Dotson
Sacagawea
*accompanied the expedition from 1805 to 1806
*The most memorialized woman in the United States.
*Sacagawea means boat pusher
*A member of the Lemhi band of the native american Shoshone tribe.
Nez Perce
*A native american tribe who live in the Pacific northwest region
*4,000 in the tribe
*They were friendly towards the expedition.
Seamen
*Seamen, A Newfoundland has superb swimming skills.
*Seamen sadly died in 1809 from mosquitos.
*Seamen has his own creek named Seaman creek.
Kawpoint
*Is in Kansas City.
*The expedition rested at Kaw Point, fixed their ships, did repairs, and camped.
Grizzly Attack
*several tribes told the expedition about grizzly bears.
*Clark and other members fired 10 shots at the bear before it died.
*The first grizzlies Lewis saw during the expedition were smaller grizzly bears.
Fort Manden
*It was eventually completed on November 27th.
*It was made to defend against hostile indian tribes for the winter.
SGT. Floyd
*Died August 20, 1804
*Has his own Monument in Sioux City.
*Considered a "A Man of much merit"
Fort Clastop
*The expedition remained at fort Clastop from December 7, 1805 until March 23 1806.
*Was in an area with a large population of elk.
St Louis
*Planned to meet at St. Charles
Lousiana Purchase
*France originally owned the land.
*Vast, unexplored land for the americans.
Cite
Works Cited
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Alexander, Kathy Weiser. “Interior of Fort Mandan.” Legends of America. Legends of America, 2011. Web. 11 Feb. 2016. <http://www.legendsofamerica.com/nd-fortmandan.html>.
“Fort Mandan in Winter.” History. A&E Networks, n.d. Web. 11 Feb. 2016. <http://www.history.com/topics/us-states/north-dakota/pictures/north-dakota/fort-mandan-in-winter>.
Kelly, Kate. “Seamen.” America Comes Alive. Kate Kelly, Nov. 2014. Web. 11 Feb. 2016. <http://americacomesalive.com/2013/08/27/seaman-a-newfoundland-dog-who-accompanied-lewis-and-clark/#.Vryy15MrLsE>.
CITE
Kelp, Rolf. “Fort Clastop.” NPS.GOV. National Park Service, 10 Feb. 2016. Web. 11 Feb. 2016. <http://www.nps.gov/lewi/learn/historyculture/histcult-places-focl.htm>.
Paxson, Edgar Samuel. “Lewis & clark at the Three Forks.” Wikpedia. Wikimedia, 15 Apr. 2012. Web. 11 Feb. 2016. <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Detail_Lewis_%26_Clark_at_Three_Forks.jpg>.
Rogers, Eric. "KawPoint." BikeWalkKC. BikeWalkKC, 4 Sept. 2015. Web. 11 Feb.
2016. <http://bikewalkkc.org/blog/2015/09/
kck-commission-approves-kaw-point-trail-connector-funding/>.
"SGT Floyd." Clarkandlewis. Road Scholar, 1 Aug. 2010. Web. 11 Feb. 2016.
<http://clarkandlewis.com/2009/september10.html>.