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Corps of Discovery, Journey to the Pacific Ocean and Back
1803-1806
Please answer the following questions using complete sentences.
1. What was the name of the greatest real estate deal of all time?
The name of the greatest real estate deal of all time was called the Louisiana Purchase.
2. Who did President Thomas Jefferson ask to lead the Corps of Discovery?
President Thomas Jefferson asked Meriwether Lewis to lead the Corps of Discovery.
3. What was the mission of the Corps of Discovery?
The mission of the Corps of Discovery was to locate and map the northwest passage to the Pacific Ocean. They were also supposed to take samples of newly discovered plant and animal specimens.
4. What is the name of the river the Corps of Discovery traveled searching for a northwest passage?
The Missouri River was the river the Corps of Discovery traveled searching for a northwest passage.
5. Where did the Corps of Discovery spend the first winter?
The Corps of Discovery spent the first winter in a Mandan Village naming it Fort Mandan.
6. What Native American tribe did Lewis and Clark barter with for horses?
Lewis and Clark traded with the Shoshone for horses to carry them over the Rocky Mountains.
7. What was significant about the crossing of the Rocky Mountains?
The Corps of Discovery struggled crossing the Rocky Mountains and had to split up for the first time since the beginning of the expedition. They nearly starved had it not been for the hospitality of the Nez Perce people.
8. What is the name of the Nez Perce horses?
Nez Perce horses are called the Appaloosa.
9. What happened when the Corps of Discovery arrived in the Nez Perce village?
They were starving and gorged themselves on the food provided by the Nez Perce people.
10. What is the name of the fort where the Corps of Discovery wintered over during the winter of 1805?
Fort Clatsop is the name of the fort where the Corps of Discovery wintered over during the winter of 1805.