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Discovering Lewis & Clark

Discovering Lewis & Clark: Mandan, Hidatsa & Arikara

For Students 9th - 10th
From the journals of Lewis and Clark, read about the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara tribes and people that they encountered on their expedition.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Marias River Decision

For Students 9th - 10th
This section of the larger website Discovering Lewis & Clark explores the Corps of Discovery's time at the Marias River.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: K'useyneiskit: The Bitterroot Barrier

For Students 9th - 10th
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: Preparations

For Students 9th - 10th
This section of the larger Discovering Lewis & Clark site discusses Philadelphia, some of Lewis's friends and mentors such as Dr. Benjamin Rush, and military preparations.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Lewis's Friends and Mentors

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical sketches of some of the men that were involved in the expedition of Lewis and Clark.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Hunters and Hunting

For Students 9th - 10th
This section of the larger website Discovering Lewis & Clark examines hunters and hunting on the expedition.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Kansas Cities on the Kaw

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Lewis and Clark's exploration in 1804 of the area where the Kansas River joins the Missouri.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: The 'Great' Falls

For Students 9th - 10th
This section of Discovering Lewis & Clark examines the 'Great Falls' which the expedition had to portage around during the westward leg of their 1805-06 exploration of the Louisiana Purchase.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Thompson, Lewis, Clark, Jefferson

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource tells the story of the connections between Canadian fur trader David Thompson, Thomas Jefferson, and Lewis and Clark. Follow their journey as they travel across the great Northwest.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Coastal Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
Lewis and Clark in their journal made observations about the Coastal Indians including descriptions of the basketry hats made and worn by the Chinookan-speaking people who lived in the region. They also made notes on the habits and...
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: America in 1803

For Students 9th - 10th
This section of the larger Discovering Lewis & Clark website explores in detail America in 1803 and delves into the Louisiana Purchase, Thomas Jefferson, and political geography among other topics.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Heroic Anniversary

For Students 9th - 10th
Explores the historical coincidences that converged on April 7, 1805, between Lewis and Clark, Beethoven, and Bonaparte.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Holidays on the Trail

For Students 9th - 10th
This section of the larger website Discovering Lewis & Clark examines how the Corps of Discovery celebrated three special days-Christmas Day, New Year's Day, and Independence Day-with a mixture of traditions.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Milk River

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover facts about the valley of the river Lewis and Clark named Milk and read about their observations.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: The 'Grand' Fall

For Students 9th - 10th
Journal entries from Lewis and Clark describing the "Grand Fall" of the Missouri.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Meeting the Salish

For Students 9th - 10th
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: Geography

For Students 9th - 10th
How did Lewis and Clark map the unknown lands? Learn how they marked the territory using mental mapping, Indian spatial concepts, and formal navigation.
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In the Footsteps of Lewis and Clark: Journals of Lewis and Clark

For Students 6th - 8th
This site gives the journal entry of William Clark on Sept. 25, 1804, on the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
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The Smithsonian: Lewis & Clark: Mapping the West

For Students 9th - 10th
The Smithsonian's EdGate project provides this illustrated narrative site that explores the mapping of the American West accomplished by the 1804-06 Lewis and Clark expedition.
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National Museum of Natural History: Lewis and Clark Mapping the West

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand the importance of the mapping done by Lewis and Clark as you work through these learning exercises and learn mapmaking skills yourself.
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Lewis and Clark: Inside the Corps: York

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Montana Kids: Lewis & Clark

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here you can find all kinds of great information about Lewis & Clark and their discoveries! Read biographies of Lewis, Clark, and Sacagawea; find out about 23 major discovery points in Montana; and learn all about the plants and...
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Lewis's Three Wishes

For Students 9th - 10th
When writing in his journal about the 'Great Falls', Lewis asked for three wishes: the pencil of Salvator Rosa, the pen of Thompson, and a crimee (camera) obscura.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Lewis and Clark Expedition

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents important information about the Lewis and Clark expedition with 20 interesting facts about this important event that occurred during the presidency of Thomas Jefferson. The Lewis and Clark expedition helped by Sacagawea traveled...

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