1. What did President Jefferson ask Lewis & Clark to do?

President Jefferson asked Lewis & Clark to explore and map the newly

acquired Louisiana Territory and to study the area's plants, animal life,

geology, and geography.

2. Why?

He wanted to gain knowledge about the new territory, including its

resources and inhabitants, and establish an American presence there

3. What animals did they see in South Dakota?

They saw buffalo, deer, elk, and antelopes.

4. How many buffalo did they estimate seeing?

They estimated seeing 3,000 buffalo.

5. What animals did they hunt and kill in North Dakota?

They hunted and killed ten deer and a goat.

6. Which hunting tools did Peter Crusat leave behind?

Peter Crusat left behind his tomahawk and gun.

7. Which animals did he wound?

He wounded a white bear and a buffalo cow.

8. Where did he hide?

He hid in a small ravine.

9. How did Lewis know there were some white bears near the Missouri

River? Give

TWO reasons:

1. He saw many tracks of white bears along the river shore.

2. He found their tracks near the carcasses of buffalo, suggesting the bears

were feeding on them.

10. What were Clark and his team doing when a large white bear saw

them?

They were floating on the river in a boat.

11. What did the bear do? And why?

The bear plunged into the river and pursued them, likely mistaking them for

buffalo.

12. How did Clark and his men protect themselves?

They all fired at the bear, although they didn't manage to kill it.

13. Why couldn't they follow him?

The wind was too strong for them to pursue the bear.

14. Describe the weather conditions on 5th December 1804.

It was a cold, raw morning with wind from the southeast. There was some

snow, and the wind later shifted to the northeast.

15. Who visited them on that day?

Two men from the Northwest Company and several Native Americans

visited them.

16. Did anyone give a present? If so, what was it?

Yes, one of the Native Americans brought pumpkins as a present.

17. Name TWO examples of maps Clark drew.

1. Clark's map of the Great Rapids (Cascades) of the Columbia River.

2. Clark's Route to the Whale Site.

18. Name TWO examples of plant leaves that they sketched.

1. Stalk and Leaves of the Shallon.

2. Maple Leaf (vine maple, Acer circinatum).

19. Complete the information about the vulture Clark found:

• Weight: 25 lbs (or possibly 35 lbs in good condition).

• Size: Wingspan of 9 feet 2 inches.

20. Using these approximate values: 1

pound (Ib) = 0.5 kg; 1 foot = 30 cm; 1 inch

= 2.5 cm, calculate the equivalent metric measurements:

• Weight:

25 los = 12.5 kg (or 35 los = 17.5 kg).

• Size:

Wingspan = 9 feet 2 inches = (9 × 30 cm) +

(2 x 2.5 cm) = 270 cm + 5 cm = 275 cm

(2.75 meters).