The Historian
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


As the team’s historian, your job is to become the expert on people and events.

  

TASK 1
 

 


Write in your journal about the Louisiana Purchase.
Explain the mission of the expedition as given by President Thomas Jefferson.

TASK 2
 

 


Gather basic biographic information about the following members of the Corp:

  Captain Meriwether Lewis

Captain William Clark

York

Sacajawea 

Jean Baptiste (Pomp)

Seaman

Toussaint Charbonneau

John Coulter 

2 Others 

 

Whenever possible use the book and the Journals for examples of personal characteristics.

TASK 3
 

 


Create a Timeline of events covering the years 1804 – 1806.

 

ONLINE RESOURCES

Jefferson Commissions Lewis and Clark to
Explore Western Lands

The Louisiana Purchase

Members of the Corp

Sacajawea

The Captains

Journals

 

 

 

Home

 

 

Citation:

 

“Featherbar.”  Online image.  Bill Day’s Publication List.  2 July 2003. < http://www.billday.com/Work/archived.html.>

 

“Featherpen.”  Online image.  Welcome to the city of Woonsocket, Rhode Island.  2 July 2003.

      <http://www.ci.woonsocket.ri.us/museum_exhibit.htm>.

"Jefferson Commissions Lewis and Clark to Explore Western Lands." Westward Strategy: The Louisiana Purchase and
     the and Clark Expedition.  Rainbow Educational Media, 2001.  Online video clip.   2 July 2003.   
     http://wmht.unitedstreaming.com/index.cfm.

"The Louisiana Purchase: Jefferson Appoints Lewis and Clark to Explore the New Territory."  The Lewis and Clark
            Expedition.  United Learning, 1992. Online video clip.  1 July 2003.  http://wmht.unitedstreaming.com/index.cfm.

“People.”  Online image.  PBS Online-Lewis and Clark Language Chain.  2 July 2003.
         http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/class/idx_lan.html.