Discovering Lewis & Clark
Discovering Lewis & Clark: Rocky Mountain Gates
Journal entry vividly describes the expedition's journey through the four gates of the Rocky Mountains in 1805.
Discovering Lewis & Clark
Discovering Lewis & Clark: Across the Continental Divide
In late 1805, Lewis led his party across the Continental Divide. Read numerous journal entries that describe in vivid detail this experience.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Meeting the Salish
Journal entry provides details of Lewis and Clark's journey in 1805 over the Bitterroot Divide where they encountered the Salish Indians.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: K'useyneiskit: The Bitterroot Barrier
This section of the larger site Discovering Lewis and Clark describes in detail the Corps' journey between Packer Meadow and Canoe Camp in 1805.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Down the Columbia
Detailed description of the expedition's journey as they traveled down the Columbia River from Weippe to Canoe Camp.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: At the Pacific
Journal entry tells about the exploration by the expedition of the north bank of the Columbia River estuary from the Cascades to the Pacific Coast.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: The Return Home
Detailed journal entries describe the journey of the homeward-bound Corps of Discovery in 1806.
Discovering Lewis & Clark
Discovering Lewis & Clark: Meet the Corps
Meet some of the members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. They were fur traders, interpreters, hunters, guides, and enlisted men.
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: Lewis and Clark: Corps of Discovery: Wintering With the Mandan Tribe
The Corps of Discovery stayed with the Mandan tribe for the first winter of their epic trip to the Pacific Coast. Read the entries in the Journals of Lewis and Clark to get first impressions and descriptions of the Native Americans who...
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Pbs: Lewis and Clark and Native Americans, Part One
Contains a lesson plan that looks at the relationship between the Corps of Discovery and the Dakota Nation. Includes hyperlinks for supplementary information, links to national standards, and teaching strategies. From PBS.
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Pbs: Lewis and Clark and Native Americans, Part Two
A great site for a lesson plan looking at the geography of where the Dakota Sioux lived and the impact on their way of life brought about by the Corps of Discovery. Online resources are provided as well as lesson plans, teaching...
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Pbs: Lewis and Clark and Native Americans, Part Three
A great lesson plan that has your students exploring the interaction between the people of the Corps of Discovery and the Indian tribes they met on their journey to and from the Pacific Ocean. Web site resources, worksheets, and...
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Pbs: Lewis and Clark: "Whale Drawing Map" by William Clark
See this map drawn by William Clark of where the men from the Corps of Discovery found the whale which the Tillamook Indians told them about. From PBS.
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Lewis and Clark: Inside the Corps: York
Part of a larger site on Lewis and Clark, this is an excellent biography of York that notes passages in the journals that describe his importance in the expedition.
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Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Inside the Corps: To Equip an Expedition
This site highlights a list of a sample of the items Meriwether Lewis began to collect for the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
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Pbs: The Native Americans
The Corps of Discovery came into contact with "Nearly 50 Native American tribes." This site from PBS discusses the tribes that had the most significant interactions with Lewis and Clark.
Other
Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation: Lewis and Clark Expedition 1803 1806
A comprehensive site on the exploration of Lewis and Clark sponsored by the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation. Includes a history of the excursion as well as hyperlinks to other sites. One particularly enjoyable section in the...
Discovering Lewis & Clark
Discovering Lewis & Clark
A hyperhistory that takes the student on an interactive journey along with Lewis and Clark.
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Lewis and Clark Today
The home page for this site changes every day. See where Lewis and Clark are on the day of the home page, or search for a specific day over the period of time that the Corps of Discovery was afield. Find parts of the journals of Lewis...
Curated OER
National Park Service: Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail is approximately 4,900 miles long, extending from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to the mouth of the Columbia River, near present day Astoria, Oregon. It connects 16 states. Today, visitors can follow...
OpenStax
Open Stax: Lewis and Clark
By reading this section of a chapter on "Westward Expansion," students will be able to explain the significance of the Louisiana Purchase and describe the terms of the Adams-Onis Treaty and the role played by the filibuster in American...
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National Park Service: Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
National Park Services presents the general information, history, culture, science and nature of the Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Lewis and Clark
Take a trip with Lewis and Clark with this fascinating site. Provides several brief articles, portraits, and photos of actual historical pieces from The Library of Congress' collection.
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: First Across the Continent: The Exploring Expedition
This 1902 work is available here from the University of Virginia. It includes illustrations and, according to the author, is taken largely from the accounts written by the explorers themselves.