Facts for Lewis and Clark Expedition Map

Thomas Jefferson

1801 -- Became president  58 years old

Louisiana Purchase -- 1803

bought from France

$15 million

Meriwether Lewis -- 28 years old

Jefferson's private secretary

Dog -- Seaman  

William Clark -- 32 years old

He and Lewis had been in the army together 

York -- Slave
He was about the same age as Clark.
32 at the beginning of the expedition.

They took a keelboat

and 2 pirogues

They were traveling UP the Missouri River

10 to 15 miles a day

tried to camp on river islands as much as they could

Sergeant Charles Floyd Died

appendix

Teton Sioux

almost ended the expedition

Mandan/Hidatsa Indians

The village had about 4000 people

Fort Mandan

Charbonneau

Sacagawea

16 years old

pregnant

prepared to send keelboat back to Jefferson

maps

journals

specimens

February -- Sacagawea's baby was born

Jean Baptiste

Lewis assisted by recommending she drink ground up rattlesnake rattles. (It helped!)

_______

grizzly bear

Great Falls

portage

It took them 1 month to go about 18 miles

found the Continental Divide 

found Shoshone Indians

Sacagawea's brother

Cameahwait

Bitterroot Mountains
 traveled 200 miles through the mountains

The land beyond was claimed by Spain, Britain, and Russia

Nez Perce  Indians
almost killed
later called the most hospitable

Columbia River 
October 1805 

to the Pacific Ocean

1 year and a half to get to the Pacific

vote -- first time in U.S. history woman and black man to vote

Fort Clatsop

They lived at Fort Clatsop for 4 months

with only

12 days without rain

March 1806 -- started back

return trip 6 months 

split up so Lewis went North
skirmish with Blackfoot Indians

Clark went South 
to Yellowstone River.

They later met.

passed among 50 tribes

Sacagawea stayed at Mandan/Hidatsa villages
Lewis and Clark left August 1806

had discovered 

178 new plants

122 new animals

When they arrived back at St. Louis
September 1806 
most had thought they were dead.

Meriwether Lewis 

governor of Louisiana Territory

committed suicide three years after the expedition

William Clark

governor of Missouri Territory

Clark had 10 children
Raised Jean Baptiste

York freed 10 years after the expedition

8,000 miles trip 
28 months
cost the government $38,000 

Examples of Mind Maps from Other Subjects

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Announcements and Reminders:                             Complete any make-up reading you may need to do -- all late and make-up work is due by tomorrow, December 22, end of the school day. Hand in any missing assignments before you leave for Christmas vacation.

Targets for Today: State Core:  W.7.1b and W.8.1b. State Core Reading: Literature Standard 10  Reading: Informational Text Standard 10

Today’s  Agenda: A3 -- Leave your backpacks here when you are excused to go to the Fine Arts Assembly. 1.  Individual Reading Time  and San Diego Testing         Don't forget to fill out your reading log! If you have a pink make-up sheet in your folder, take it home to complete  the make-up assignment.                                                                                                        2. Fluency Practice --  The passage number is in the upper right hand corner of the page.  MAKE SURE YOU FILL OUT THE DATE, PASSAGE NUMBER OR LETTERS, AND WORDS PER MINUTE EACH TIME YOU HAVE HAD A TURN TO DO A TIMED READING.   Adding to your background knowledge: Add to your background knowledge!  You can do this before reading or during reading. Look it up on a reliable online site. Find a book for children on the topic. Watch a documentary or other educational program.  Watch the rest of -- Documentary:  Lewis and Clark: Great Journey West A3  from minute 14:30 to 31:50 A4  from  14:30 through the end [See below for notes on the beginning of the video.] Compare and share notes. A4 shared notes and completed the right hand section on the inside of their brochures. Your Brochure: Inside  Fill out the right hand section on the inside. Before Reading Complete a Self Check  Study Area  Emotions Level of  Difficulty Feeling physically  Preview 1. Read the title. Ask: What do I know about this subject? 2. Read the first couple of sentences and the last couple of sentences. 3. Look for bold or italicized print. 4. Look at charts, maps, graphs, diagrams. 5. Ask:  Is this a reliable and useful source?  Use ABC's or CRAAP Test if needed. 6. Select or Create Questions (Set Purpose!) 7. Set Study Length During Reading Be Active ➨ Check your alignment. ➨"Talk" with the author or text. ➨Visualize. ➨ Make Predictions      1) predict 2) read 3) check 4) compliment or correct      ➨ Pace yourself with a pencil, or better yet, with your finger. ➨ Make Connections!      Text to Self      Text to Text      Text to World ➨Stop every once in awhile to check your understanding. Yes, I do  understand. Mark and highlight  text. Read to end of study block.  No, I don't  understand Use fix-up strategies: See the back of this brochure! After Reading -- #1 REDUCE Post View Ask yourself -- *What did I learn from reading this? *What patterns/overall structure did I notice? *What was the overall central idea? *Do I understand it all? If not, use fix-up strategies. Answer Questions Organize for Recall (Select 1 to do) -- make outlines -- take notes -- write summaries -- create maps Then begin a mind map map. Working on the Mind Map Illustrations for Lewis and Clark Top right corner The Lewis and Clark Expedition       Corps of Discovery Lower right corner (Your Name --- Your Class Period) Label  Philadelphia Washington, D.C. Monticello Pittsburgh Cincinnati St. Louis (Do not include Portland, Oregon.   It was not settled or founded until years later.) Mississippi River  (goes north and south through St. Louis Missouri River (label just west of St. Louis) Reading:  http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar321480&st=lewis+and+clark#tab=homepage

If You Were Absent: See above See below for notes on the video: The expedition began on May 21, 1804 They were hoping to find a Northwest Passage -- an all-water route  to the Pacific. slow Progress upriver -- about 10-15 miles per day  They were traveling up the Missouri River. Lewis almost died two days out, when he slid down a high river bank.  On one of their first encounter with Indians they sent cooked meat to the Indians, and the Indians brought them watermelons.  Sergeant Charles Floyd became the first U.S. soldier to die west of the Mississippi August 20, 1804 -- probably a burst appendix. They almost had a fight with the Teton Sioux - which would have been disasterous for the expedition.  Discovering new species -- prairie dogs, mule deer, antelopes, coyotes, bison, magpies, etc. -- about 120 new species of animals and 180 species of plants. They reached what is now North Dakota by October of 1804, and set up a winter camp, Fort Mandan, amidst the Mandan and Hidatsa Indian Villages. Complete any make-up reading you may need to do -- all late and make-up work is due by tomorrow, December 22, end of the school day. Hand in any missing assignments before you leave for Christmas vacation.

Vocabulary:

Monday, December 19, 2016

Announcements and Reminders:                            Complete any make-up reading you may need to do. Hand in any missing assignments before you leave for Christmas vacation.

Targets for Today: State Core:  W.7.1b and W.8.1b. State Core Reading: Literature Standard 10  Reading: Informational Text Standard 10

Today’s  Agenda: 1.  Individual Reading Time         Don't forget to fill out your reading log! If you have a pink make-up sheet in your folder, take it home to complete  the make-up assignment.                                                                                                        2. Fluency Practice --  Pick up a new passage.   The passage number is in the upper right hand corner of the page.  MAKE SURE YOU FILL OUT THE DATE, PASSAGE NUMBER OR LETTERS, AND WORDS PER MINUTE EACH TIME YOU HAVE HAD A TURN TO DO A TIMED READING.   Adding to your background knowledge: Sometimes you need to add to your  background knowledge either before or while you read: Read Discuss Experience Pay Attention Look it up or ask. Add to your background knowledge!  You can do this before reading or during reading. Look it up on a reliable online site. Find a book for children on the topic. Watch a documentary or other educational program.  Documentary:  Lewis and Clark: Great Journey West A3  to minute 14:30 A4  from 5:23 to 14:30 Today A3  game -- through Brave the Icy Mountains  (Private Bo) Last time A4 game -- through Brave the Icy Mountains  (Private Tera)

If You Were Absent: Complete any make-up reading you may need to do -- all late and make-up work is due by tomorrow, December 22, end of the school day. Hand in any missing assignments before you leave for Christmas vacation.

Vocabulary:

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