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1) Read the document. Underline every word you

understand.

In1803,EmperorofFranceNapoleon1soldLouisiana,ahugeterritoryWestoftheMississippiriver,tothe
Americans.Lessthansevenmonthsafter,USPresidentThomasJeffersonsentMeriwetherLewisandWilliam
Clarkonadiscoverymissiontoexplorethe vastnewlyacquiredterritoriesbetweentheMississippiandthe
PacificOcean.
ThegoalsofthisexpeditiontotheWestweretostudytheIndiantribes,botany,geology,landscapesand
wildlifeintheregionandevaluatethepresenceoftrappers.
AnIndianwoman,Sacagawea,helpedasaninterpreterandpeacemaker,asshenegotiatedforhorsesand
foodalongtheway.
Allalongtheexploration,intheirjournals,Lewis,Clarkandtheircompanionsdrewmapsofthelandand
describedthenaturalwondersandencounterswiththepeopleofWesternAmerica.

2) Complete the grid.

Who?

What?

Where?

When?

Whatfor?

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4) Here are four questions you could ask about the expedition. Put the words back into order.

athis/in/who/expedition/participated/?
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cdid/did/they/they/leave/come/and/when/when/back/?
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dmeans/they/use/of/did/transportation/what?
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5) Translate this extract from the Journals.

The Big Grand Chief of the first village came in, informed us that a large
herd of buffaloes was near and that his people were waiting for us to join
them in a hunt. Capt. Lewis took 15 men and joined the Indians, who
were killing the buffaloes on horseback with arrows, which they did with
great dexterity. His party killed 10 buffaloes, five of which we got to the
fort by the assistance of a horse in addition to what the men packed on
their backs.
Friday, December 7th, 1804