the louisiana purchase and the lewis and clark
DESCRIPTION
This is a presentation about the Lewis and Clark expedition with a modern day twist.TRANSCRIPT
The Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark
ExpeditionWith A Modern Twist
Text messaging rates do apply!
Click the speaker to listen to each text message.
Created by 5 Barker’s Class
Click the screen below to view President Jefferson’s Message
to the American People.
Lewis and Clark went on an expedition to survey the newly purchased Louisiana Territory. It took them more than one year and over 3,000 miles to reach the Pacific Ocean. They left in May of 1804 and reached the Pacific Ocean in November of 1805. They returned back to St. Louis in September 1806.
As you will see Lewis and Clark text messaged President Jefferson. You can see some of the things that the Corps of discovery found along the way.
Geography
Trapper Peak in the Bitterroot Range, Montana
People
Sacajawea, a Shoshone Indian who helped Lewis and Clark
Animals
A bison, one of the animals the explorers saw.
Foliage
Whitebark pine, one of the plants they saw.
Just imagine if Lewis and Clark really did have an
I Phone with them during their expedition!
We hope you enjoyed our presentation!