CORPS OF DISCOVERY
THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION
WELCOME TO CORPS OF DISCOVERY
ABOUT CORPS OF DISCOVERY
Summary: The Lewis and Clark Expedition consisted of a select group of military men, called the Corps of Discovery and civilians, led by Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark to explore the US lands obtained in the 1803 Louisiana Purchase and the Pacific Northwest. The purpose of the expedition was both scientific (creating maps and documenting plants and animals) and commercial (establishing trade and identifying natural resources). They were helped by a female Shoshone guide called Sacajawea. The Lewis and Clark Expedition traveled along the Missouri River from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River. The Lewis and Clark Expedition started on May 21, 1804 and ended on September 23, 1806.
EQ: WHICH TOOLS WERE MOST IMPORTANT DURING THE EXPEDITION?
DISCOVERY TOOLS
DAY 1 - DISCOVERY TOOLS
Tuesday
1-16-18
DISCOVERY TOOLS
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Journal Task: After learning about the tools and equipment used by the explorers in the Corps of Discovery, imagine you are now joining the team. It is a week before the expedition is about to take place and you only have one backpack to pack. Which tools will you take with? Why those specific tools?​
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Be creative
Write at least 5 sentences
Use proper formatting (see image below)
Include at least 1 image
You may use color or you may keep it "black and white"
THIS IS HOW YOUR JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY SHOULD LOOK!
EQ: WHAT IS A MAJOR HISTORICAL IMPACT LEFT BEHIND FROM THE CORPS OF DISCOVERY EXPEDITION? HOW DID THE JOURNEYÂ SHAPE A NEW NATION?
INTERACTIVE TIMELINE BELOW
DAY 2 & 3- JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY WRITING
JANUARY 18TH AND 19TH
Thursday and Friday
JOURNAL OF DISCOVERY INSTRUCTIONS:
Use the link for the timeline above. Select at least one event from May 14, 1804 to December 17th, 1804. You may choose more than one date!
Choose one name from the list below. You will be writing in first person, pretending to be the person of your choosing. Click on individual names to learn more about their character.
Write a journal entry in which you describe the event of your choice. Your entry must be at least 6-8 sentences.
Be sure to write down the date you choose, as well as, the name of the person you choose.
You must also include a visual image.
CORPS OF DISCOVERY ROSTER
CLICK ON THE NAMES TO DISCOVERY MORE INFORMATION!
Captains
Meriwether Lewis (Asked by Jefferson to study medicine, botany, surveying and taxidermy before the trip began)
William Clark
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Sergeants
Charles Floyd (The only man to die on the journey. Cause: appendix burst. Burial Site: Iowa)
Patrick Gass
John Ordway
Nathaniel Pryor
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Privates
William Bratton
John Collins
John Colter
Pierre Cruzatte
Joseph Field
Reuben Field
Robert Frazer
George Gibson
Silas Goodrich
Hugh Hall
Thomas Proctor Howard
Francois LaBiche
Jean Baptiste LePage
Hugh McNeal
John Potts
George Shannon
John Shields
John B. Thompson
Peter M. Weiser
William Werner
Joseph Whitehouse
Alexander Hamilton Willard
Richard Windsor
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Non-Military Members
Toussaint Charbonneau
Sacagawea (interpreter)
Jean Baptiste Charbonneau (interpreter)
Baptiste Deschamps
Pierre Dorion (interpreter)
George Drouillard (interpreter)
York (Lewis' slave)
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Non-Human Members
Seaman
EQ: WHAT IS A MAJOR HISTORICAL IMPACT LEFT BEHIND FROM THE CORPS OF DISCOVERY EXPEDITION? HOW DID THE JOURNEYÂ SHAPE A NEW NATION?
INTERACTIVE TIMELINE BELOW
DAY 4 & 5 - JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY WRITING
JANUARY 22ND AND 23RD
Monday and Tuesday
JOURNAL OF DISCOVERY INSTRUCTIONS:
Using the link for the timeline, select at least one event from January 1805- to December 1805. You may do more if time permits.
Choose one name from the list above. You will be writing in first person, pretending to be the person of your choosing. Click on individual names to learn more about their character.
Write a journal entry in which you describe the event of your choice. Your entry must be at least 6-8 sentences.
​Be sure to write down the date you choose, as well as, the name of the person you choose.
You must also include a visual image.
EQ: WHAT IS A MAJOR HISTORICAL IMPACT LEFT BEHIND FROM THE CORPS OF DISCOVERY EXPEDITION? HOW DID THE JOURNEYÂ SHAPE A NEW NATION?
INTERACTIVE TIMELINE BELOW
DAY 6 & 7 - JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY WRITING
JANUARY 24TH AND 25TH
Wednesday and Thursday
JOURNAL OF DISCOVERY INSTRUCTIONS:
Select an event from January 1806 to September 23rd, 1806. You may choose to use more than one date!
Choose one name from the list above. You may be the same person you were in previous entries, or you may choose a new "character."
You will be writing in first person, pretending to be the person of your choosing. Click on individual names to learn more about their character.
Write a journal entry in which you describe the event of your choice. Your entry must be at least 6-8 sentences.
Be sure to write down the date you choose, as well as, the name of the person you choose.
You must also include a visual image.
EQ: HOW DID THE JOURNEYÂ SHAPE A NEW NATION?
INTERACTIVE TIMELINE BELOW
DAY 4 & 5 - JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY WRITING
JANUARY 22ND AND 23RD
Monday and Tuesday
"WE ALL BELIEVE WE ARE ABOUT TO ENTER THE MOST PERILOUS AND DIFFICULT PART OF OUR VOYAGE, AND YET I SEE NO ONE REPINEING."
WILLIAM CLARK, 1804
