Social Studies 7 Period ____

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Lewis & Clark Webquest

To learn more about the exciting adventures of Lewis & Clark, you are going to embark
on a webquest adventure to uncover all of the exciting, and frightening events that
these two men experienced during their expedition! Using the databases provided, you
will find the answers to these questions and record them on this worksheet. Have fun!
This is an individual assignment so you must do your work independently
In order to get full credit, you must write your answers in full, complete sentences
that use historical accuracy
You must use at least THREE different databases to answer all of your questions
To the left of each question, you must write down record what website you got
your information from

1) Who is Meriwether Lewis? Who is William Clark? (4 points)

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2) Why were they sent on an expedition? (2 points)

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3) Describe the expedition Lewis & Clark were sent on. (Who, what, where, when, why, how) (5
points)
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4) Who is Sacagawea? Why is she important? What challenges might the expedition have faced
without her? (4 points)

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5) Please identify two significant geographical locations that Lewis and Clark encountered and
describe what happened there. (4 points)

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6) Please identify and explain in detail two harsh conditions or issues that Lewis and Clark
experienced during their journey. (4 points)

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7) Please identify two types of technology that Lewis and Clark utilized and explain how/why they
used them. (4 points)

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8) Please identify two new animals that Lewis and Clark discovered. Describe how they found
each animal. (4 points)
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9) Please identify two new plants that Lewis and Clark discovered. Describe how they found
each animal. (4 points)

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10)Please identify and describe an encounter that Lewis and Clark had with a Native American
tribe. Do you think their encounter was positive? Explain why or why not. (4 points)

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11) Do you think their expedition was successful? Describe why or why not? (4 points)

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