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Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Hidatsa Indians
A look at the Hidatsa Indians at the time of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Find out about their villages, trade, warfare, and interaction with the Corps of Discovery. From PBS.
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Lewis and Clark Bicentennial
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 2004 to commemorate the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark expedition. With a short, detailed passage on their journey and findings.
Library of Congress
Loc: Learning Page: Lewis and Clark
A rich resource page with primary sources, online resources, student activities, and lesson plans.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
National Park Services presents the general information, history, culture, science and nature of the Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Flags of the Expedition
Discusses the importance of flags in representing the identities of groups and countries. Presents a collection of early American flags, the Great Seal of the United States, the flags carried by the Lewis and Clark expedition, signal and...
PBS
Pbs: Lewis and Clark: "Whale Drawing Map" by William Clark
See this map drawn by William Clark of where the men from the Corps of Discovery found the whale which the Tillamook Indians told them about. From PBS.
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Pbs: Lewis and Clark and Native Americans, Part Two
A great site for a lesson plan looking at the geography of where the Dakota Sioux lived and the impact on their way of life brought about by the Corps of Discovery. Online resources are provided as well as lesson plans, teaching...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: My Adventure With Lewis & Clark
Over the course of five days, students will create a daily journal in the style of Lewis and Clark. At the end of the week, the students will create a video using their Flip cameras recreating their journals.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Scarcity With the Lewis & Clark Expedition (Student Version)
Use this EconEdLink intermediate lesson to teach your learners about the concept of scarcity. Allow students to use the interactive simulation of the Lewis and Clark Expedition to demonstrate their ability to make sound decisions in the...
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: Society After the Louisiana Purchase
Essay outlines events before and after the Louisiana Purchase from Jefferson convincing the French to cede New Orleans in 1803, to the expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Military Preparations
This section of a larger site from Discovering Lewis & Clark explores military preparations, the Schuylkill Arsenal, Clark's commission, and how Lewis evaluated his officers.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Gills & Drams of Consolation
This section of the larger Discovering Lewis & Clark recounts the use and rationing of spirits by the Expedition.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: At the Pacific
Journal entry tells about the exploration by the expedition of the north bank of the Columbia River estuary from the Cascades to the Pacific Coast.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Down the Ohio and Into the Wilderness
The expedition spent two and a half months descending the Ohio River. This journal entry describes the Corps of Discovery and their journey down that river.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Three Pests and a Yoke
This section of a larger site from Discovering Lewis & Clark features excerpts from Lewis's journal that discuss his "trio of pests", "the Mahometant yoke", Lewis joining Jefferson's staff, and the Barbary pirates.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Hunters and Hunting
This section of the larger website Discovering Lewis & Clark examines hunters and hunting on the expedition.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Winter at Fort Mandan
This section of the larger website Discovering Lewis & Clark examines what life was like for the Corps of Discovery in the winter at Fort Mandan.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Marias River Decision
This section of the larger website Discovering Lewis & Clark explores the Corps of Discovery's time at the Marias River.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Preparations
This section of the larger Discovering Lewis & Clark site discusses Philadelphia, some of Lewis's friends and mentors such as Dr. Benjamin Rush, and military preparations.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: The 'Great' Falls
This section of Discovering Lewis & Clark examines the 'Great Falls' which the expedition had to portage around during the westward leg of their 1805-06 exploration of the Louisiana Purchase.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Cryptography
Learn about the origins and history of cryptology and how Thomas Jefferson urged Lewis to use a cipher to keep him informed about the progress of the expedition.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Alexander Mackenzie
Article compares in detail the expeditions of Alexander Mackenzie in 1793 and the Corps of Discovery in 1804 to cross the western portion of the United States.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: America in 1803
This section of the larger Discovering Lewis & Clark website explores in detail America in 1803 and delves into the Louisiana Purchase, Thomas Jefferson, and political geography among other topics.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Holidays on the Trail
This section of the larger website Discovering Lewis & Clark examines how the Corps of Discovery celebrated three special days-Christmas Day, New Year's Day, and Independence Day-with a mixture of traditions.