Which president made the Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson
They were called the Corp of ________.
Discovery
The United States paid ____ per acre for the Louisiana Purchase.
3 cents for 530,000,000 acres ($15,000,000 total)
What forms of transportation did Lewis and Clark use?
Boats and horses
The explorers were trying to see if they could get to the ______ Ocean.
Pacific (Peaceful - named in 1521 by Magellan "Mar Pacifico")
In August of 1804, the expedition made it to ____________.
Present day Elk Point, South Dakota.
They wanted to make friends with the Indians so they could _____ with them in the future.
Trade
Part of their route was through South Dakota following the ________ River.
Missouri
Lewis and Clark wrote about their explorations for scientists and settlers in their _________.
Journals
Their journey was about how many miles long?
8,000
What year did Lewis and Clark begin their exciting Adventure?
1804
The Louisiana Purchase ________ the size of the United States.
Doubled