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Background: Travel back in time to 1804-1806. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark are leading an expedition to explore the American frontier. Along the way, they'll face challenges and hard choices. Can you help them make the right decisions?
Directions: Print out this page (or get a copy from your teacher). Then go west across America with Lewis and Clark. Circle the word that best completes each sentence below. |
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1. The expedition departed from Camp Wood with a large supply of __________.
2. On the journey, the crew got a lot of its food by __________.
3. Lewis and Clark gave __________ to many tribal chiefs.
4. Black Buffalo was a Teton Sioux chief. He __________ the crew in September 1804.
5. Toussaint Charbonneau joined the expedition as an interpreter. His wife, __________, came too.
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6. At a fork in the Missouri River, the crew chose to go __________.
7. To get through the Rockies, Lewis and Clark desperately needed __________.
8. Crossing the Bitterroot Mountains, the expedition encountered a __________.
9. The __________ Indians helped the explorers find fish and roots to eat.
10. After canoeing down the Columbia River, Lewis and Clark reached __________.
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to complete as a classroom assignment. © 2002 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved. |