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Discovering Lewis & Clark

Discovering Lewis & Clark: The Mouth of the Yellowstone River

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Corps of Discovery's march to the Yellowstone river in the early 1800s.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark

Discovering Lewis & Clark: What They Found: Mountains, Montana & Idaho

For Students 9th - 10th
View a detailed map to learn what the Corps of Discovery found as they crossed the Rocky Mountains. Includes links to information about what they actually expected to find.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark

Discovering Lewis & Clark: Political Geography: 1682 to 1912

For Students 9th - 10th
The geographical and political history of the west was linked with the process of defining boundaries, ownerships, and histories. Between 1682 and 1912 there was French Louisiana, Spanish Louisiana, back to French Louisiana, then...
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Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Nez Perce Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at the life of the Nez Perce and their interaction with the Corps of Discovery.
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Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Shoshone Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
The amazing story of the meeting between the Lemhi Shoshones and the Corps of Discovery. Read the part Sacagawea played in the success of the encounter. From PBS.
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Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Teton Sioux Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at the hostile encounter between the Teton Sioux and the men of the Corps of Discovery on their voyage up the Missouri River in 1804. From PBS.
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Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Tillamook Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the encounter the Corps of Discovery had with the Tillamook Indians and a whale. From PBS.
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Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Wishram Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at a little-known tribe, the Wishram Indians, encountered by the Corps of Discovery on their return trip up the Columbia River. Read about the importance of trade networks to the Indians. From PBS.
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Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Oto Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the Otos, a Southern Sioux tribe, and their encounter with the Corps of Discovery in the summer of 1804. From PBS.
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Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Blackfeet Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at the relation the Blackfeet had with the British and what their relation with the Americans would be as a result of their contact with the Corps of Discovery. From PBS.
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Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Clatsop Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the hospitable treatment the Corps of Discovery received from the Clatsop Indians during their stay at Fort Clatsop in the winter of 1805-06. From PBS.
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Pbs: Lewis and Clark and the Mandan Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
A glimpse into Mandan culture, trading practices and lifestyle.
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Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Mandan Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
An informative look at the Mandans, the Indians with whom the Corps of Discovery spent their first winter. Read about their villages, ceremonies, and relations with other Indian tribes. From PBS.
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Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Arikara Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the Arikara Indians and their encounter with the Corps of Discovery in 1804.
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Pbs: The Native Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
The Corps of Discovery came into contact with "Nearly 50 Native American tribes." This site from PBS discusses the tribes that had the most significant interactions with Lewis and Clark.
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Montana Kids: Sacagawea

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site provides a biography of a Shoshone Indian named Sacagawea, who became a valuable member of the celebrated Lewis and Clark expedition.
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Oregon Secretary of State

Oregon Blue Book: Oregon History: Land Based Fur Trade and Exploration

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed overview of Oregon's early history, including the Lewis and Clark expedition and what it accomplished, and the development and decline of the fur trade industry.
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Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma State: Nathaniel Pryor

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the life of Nathaniel Pryor, and American explore who participated in the Lewis and Clark expedition and served as a captain in the war of 1812.
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Lesson Plan: Sacagawea

For Teachers 5th - 8th
In this lesson, young scholars will learn about Sacagawea and her contributions to the Corps of Discovery and the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Explorers for Kids: Lewis and Clark

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the biography and life of explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on this site. Investigate how they explored the wild west of America.
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History's Women: Sacajawea, Shoshone Woman

For Students 9th - 10th
Sacajawea was a Shoshone guide for the Lewis and Clark expedition. Her presence gave the expedition credibility with the native peoples, who were less apt to be suspicious of the group's motives when they saw Sacajawea with her baby,...
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Read Works

Read Works: Sacagawea

For Teachers 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Sacagawea, guide to Lewis and Clark as they explored the Louisiana Purchase. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Ohio State University

Osu History Teaching Institute: Thomas Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders will explore via primary sources, the success of Lewis and Clark's expedition, and develop skills in analyzing documents and artifacts.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: William Clark (Spanish)

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the talented explorer William Clark who helped provide some of the first information about the new Louisiana Territory. William Clark had a life full of experiences that helped prepare him for this great adventure. (In Spanish)

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