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Name: ______________________________________________ Date: ____________________________
Lewis and Clark Internet Scavenger
Hunt WebQuest Activity
Directions: Click on the weblinks below to answer the following questions.
Click here to answer questions #1-#5 about Meriwether Lewis.
1. Where did Meriwether Lewis grow up?
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2. Lewis became a ____________________ at an early age and
fought in the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794. He soon became an
officer in the ________________ and battled the ________________
________________________ in the Northwest Territory of the New
Nation.
3. How long did Lewis prepare for the expedition to the land
acquired through the Louisiana Purchase?
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4. How did Lewis prepare for the expedition? What did he study?
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5. When and how did Meriwether Lewis die?
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Click here to answer questions #6-#10 about William Clark.
6. What year did William Clark join the militia to fight the Native
Americans over the Ohio Valley?
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7. In _______________, Clark’s life would change. After Thomas
Jefferson’s _________________ __________________, in which
America acquired thousands of miles of land west of the
______________________ River, Meriwether Lewis, one of Clark’s
army comrades invited him to collaborate on an
__________________________ across the new land.
8. How many years did Lewis and Clark spend exploring the new
frontier?
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9. After the deaths of _______________________ ______________ and
_____________________, Clark adopted her _________________
and became ____________________ of the Missouri Territory in
______________.
10.
On what day did William Clark die?
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Click here to answer questions #11-#12 about the Corps of
Discovery.
11.
How many people were in the Corps of Discovery?
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12.
Name three people in the Corps of Discovery.
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Click here to answer questions #13-#15 about Sacagawea.
13.
Who did Sacagawea marry?
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14.
Sacagawea served as the ________________________ and
__________________________ to the Shoshone tribe.
15.
Sacagawea helped them obtain essential
____________________ and _______________ while she carried her
infant son on her back. Furthermore, Sacagawea helped
identify edible ______________ and __________________ and
prevented hostile relations with other __________________ simply
by being with the expedition.
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