lewis and clark zebulon pike john c. fremont exploring the west
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Lewis and ClarkZebulon Pike
John C. Fremont
Exploring the West
Lewis & Clark
Corps of Discovery
Up the Missouri RiverFind out land bought from Louisiana PurchaseJefferson organizedTraveled upstream against the Missouri River and across land to the Rocky MountainsIndian country – most tribes welcomed the explorershttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mc9tG9aD3P4
Their Legacy
Mapped a route to Pacific.Established good relations with western Indian tribes.Explored the Louisiana Territory and Oregon Country (land west of the Mississippi River)
Zebulon Pike
His Legacymapped southern portion of Louisiana Purchaseexplored Colorado; founded Pike’s Peak (mountain in CO)captured & arrested by the Spanish, released bc of American govt.
John C. Fremont
His Legacyexplored the Rocky Mountain region to the Pacific, reached Great Salt Lake (soon after Mormons heard of the area)crossed the Sierra Nevada rangeexplored & settled California region in 1840’s
SUMMARY
QUIZ TIME
1. Who single handedly saved the Corps of Discovery from dying in the Rockies?
2. Which President sent out Lewis and Clark to explore his new purchase of the Louisiana Territory?
3. What was the primary objective for the Corps of Discovery?
4. Which explorer mapped a route of the southern Louisiana Territory?
5. Which explorer “founded” the Great Basin?