DISCOVERY QUESTIONS
1.
From the 1700's through the 1800's, American pioneers were moving west and usually traveled by conestoga wagons. Why were they called prairie schooners?
2.
What was the first goal of the pioneers once they reached their destination?
3.
What were the four goals for the Lewis and Clark expedition assigned by President Jefferson?
4.
Lewis and Clark had a lot of help from the Nez Perce Indians. What was the name of the chief that mapped the rivers to the Pacific on the skin of an elk?
5.
How many people were in the main party of the Lewis and Clark expedition and how long did it take to complete the journey?
6.
Sacagawea was married to a French fur trader. What Indian tribe did she belong?
7.
What were some of the trails the pioneers used to travel to the west?
8.
Why were the Gold Rush participants called the Forty-Niners?
2007-03-16 04:56:00 · 7 answers · asked by London-England- 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
9.
What ethnic group did not do well during the Gold Rush and according to JoAnn Levy, what was the reason?
10.
In a “wagon train”, what was the role of the captain and what was the role of the scout?
2007-03-16 04:56:22 · update #1
1. A schooner is a type of sailing ship with large sails. Conestoga wagons had large cloth tarps which resembled sails.
2. Most were farmers, so to find some land and plant crops. Some were miners searching for gold or other valuable minerals. Regardless, the first goal was basic survival: so finding sources for food and water.
3. The goals are described here:
http://www.nps.gov/archive/jeff/LewisClark2/CorpsOfDiscovery/CorpsOfDiscoveryMain.htm
5. Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and 31 other persons comprised the “Permanent Party” of the 1804-1806 Lewis and Clark Expedition
The left St Louis on May 14, 1804 and arrived at Fort Clatsop in Oregon on November 24, 1805.
6. Sacajawea was Shoshone
http://www.lewisandclarktrail.com/sacajawea.htm
7. The California Trail:
http://www.nps.gov/cali
The Oregon Trail: http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Oregontrail.html
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/
8. Because most of them came to California in 1849.
Lewis and Clark sites:
http://lewisandclarktrail.com/101.htm
http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/inside/index.html
2007-03-16 05:29:40 · answer #1 · answered by parrotjohn2001 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1. Schooners were a type of boat and the white covers of the wagons looked like the sails of the boats.
2. depends on the pioneer. Possibly money, land farming, new life, it could be almost any reason.
7. The Oregon Trail is the most popular.
2007-03-16 09:47:39 · answer #2 · answered by Mila 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It amazes me how young people want everyone else to do their homework for them. When I have schoolwork for my current masters degree program, I choose to do the reading, take notes and answer the questions myself.
You will retain the information a lot longer if you do so.
Do you know what famous breed of dog made the trip with Lewis and Clark?
I do.
Have a good day.
2007-03-16 06:01:18 · answer #3 · answered by Sue F 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm betting that all the answers are in the chapters of the school book you were supposed to read for homework.
2007-03-16 05:05:05 · answer #4 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
If you want SERIOUS answers - ask SERIOUS questions - instead of trying to get us to do your homework for you.
2007-03-17 10:13:11 · answer #5 · answered by jim_elkins 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Try wikipedia.org
2007-03-16 04:59:00 · answer #6 · answered by Jen 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wow. You are a lazy ****.
2007-03-16 06:14:43 · answer #7 · answered by Oswald29 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋