It's May of 1804 and you are one of 45 men selected to travel with Lewis
and Clark to explore the land from the Missouri River to the Rocky
Mountains. President Thomas Jefferson has asked your group to report
on the plants, animals, people (Native Americans) and geography of the
land.
Use the resources below to research your journey. Things you might
want to consider in your research are:
1. Why did you join the expedition?
2. What items and supplies did you take with you?
3. What mode of transportation did you use?
4. What route did you follow and why?
5. What obstacles and hardships did you face along the way?
6. How did you deal with the Native people?
7. What did you find when you got there?
Internet Links to Web Sites on Lewis and Clark
Internet Links to Web Sites on Lewis and Clark
http://www.lewisandclark.org/?p=exp_history&n=landcexp
http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/index.html
http://www.usaweekend.com/97_issues/971102/lewis_and_clark/971102trail_intro.html
http://www.lewis-clark.org/
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/
http://www.lewisandclarktrail.com/101.htm
Other Resources
Just because this is a Web Quest doesn't mean that you are limited to
using the web for resources. Here are some books and other research
materials you will find in the school library:
910.92 JAN
Explorers of North America / January, Brendan,
REF 917.8 SNY
In the footsteps of Lewis and Clark, Snyder, Gerald S.
917.804 CAR
The Lewis and Clark journals : Carter, E. J.
917.804 SCH
How we crossed the West : Schanzer, Rosalyn.
920 ADL
A picture book of Lewis and Clark / Adler, David A.
920 JAC
Famous explorers / Jackson, Garnet.
920 KOZ
Lewis and Clark : Kozar, Richard.
VHS 920 LEW
Lewis & Clark
920 STE
Lewis and Clark / Stefoff, Rebecca,
920 SUL
Lewis and Clark / Sullivan, George,
921 CLA
William Clark : Raum, Elizabeth.
921 LEW
Lewis and Clark : Ransom, Candice F.,
921 LEW
Meriwether Lewis : Raum, Elizabeth.
921 SAC
Sacajawea / Burt, Olive (Woolley)
921 SAC
Sacagawea / Gleiter, Jan,
921 SAC
The story of Sacajawea : Rowland, Della.
921 SAC
Sacagawea : Witteman, Barbara.
REF 973 HAK
The new nation / Hakim, Joy.
973.4 BLU
The incredible journey of Lewis and Clark / Blumberg, Rhoda.
973.4 BUR
The Lewis and Clark Expedition : Bursell, Susan.
973.4 STE
The story of the Lewis and Clark Expedition / Stein, R. Conrad.
973.5 ISA
America in the time of Lewis and Clark, 1801 to 1850 / Isaacs, Sally Senzell.
978 CAV
Lewis and Clark and the route to the Pacific / Cavan, Seamus.
978 UPT
Trailblazers / Upton, Harriet,
978.004 LOU
On the trail of Sacagawea / Lourie, Peter.
LAS
The journal of Augustus Pelletier : Lasky, Kathryn.