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The Lewis and Clark Expedition

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The Lewis and Clark Expedition
7 min5th6thSocial Studies
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Summary

A 'Memestory' on the Lewis and Clark expedition across the new western lands, and the crucial help of Sacagawea. A classic westward-exploration story.

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Discussion

A 'Memestory' on the Lewis and Clark expedition across the new western lands, and the crucial help of Sacagawea.

  1. What were Lewis and Clark sent to find and map?
  2. How did Sacagawea help the expedition succeed?
  3. What would be hard about exploring unknown land back then?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: expedition, explore, Sacagawea.

Try it: List two things an explorer would need to survive a long journey.