Lewis and Clark Video Questions (SSUSH 6b)
1. Describe Meriwether Lewis.
was an American explorer, soldier, politician, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader of the
Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery, with William Clark.
2. Describe William Clark.
Clark drew accurate maps of the new land, which would guide the next generation of pioneers. American frontiersman who
won fame as an explorer by sharing with Meriwether Lewis the leadership of their epic expedition to the Pacific Northwest
3. List 5 discoveries made on the expedition.
- Lewis recorded and pressed and preserved some 240 different plant species
-Throughout the Corps' more than 4,000-mile journey.
-recorded 178 plants and 122 animals not previously known to science. and brought them back to Washington, along with hundreds of animal and bird
skins and skeletons.
4. What was the western border of the United States at the time of the expedition?
mississippi river
5. What river do the explorers follow?
Columbia River.
6. What are some of the major obstacles of the journey? List 3.
Lewis and Clark's Expedition had to deal with thunderstorms, extreme heat and cold temperatures, hail storms and
dust clouds. The team's worst winter weather occurred at Fort Clatsop near the Pacific coast in early 1806.
7. List 5 important Native American tribes the explorers encountered and what role each group played in the
journey.
Shoshone, Mandan, Minitari, Blackfeet, and the Sioux
8. What did Lewis claim to be one of the greatest successes of the journey?
It altered the imperial struggle for the control of North America, particularity in the Pacific Northwest. It
strengthened the U.S. claim to the areas now known as the states of Oregon and Washington.
9. What was significant about the vote at the winter camp?
All members of the expedition are allowed to participate. This is the first election by Americans in the West, and the first election to include
Native American, and an African slave.
10. What happened to Lewis and Clark?
Lewis died of gunshot wounds (mostly likely it was suicide, but some still suspect murder) at age 35 on October 11, 1809.