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Gorp: National Historic Trails: Lewis and Clark Trail

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a chronology of Lewis and Clark's expedition to the West from 1804-06. There are also brief biographies of the two explorers and the site provides descriptions of 80 historic sites that now exist along the Lewis and...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Lewis & Clark: Journey of the Corps of Discovery

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Go directly to the classroom resources developed in conjunction with the four-part PBS documentary "Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery." Find 17 lesson plans and activities that comprise a multidisciplinary unit on...
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Kansas Historical Society

Beyond Lewis & Clark: The Army Explores the West

For Students 9th - 10th
This website looks at military explorers from Lewis and Clark (1804) to George Custer (1874).
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Lewis and Clark Expedition

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents important information about the Lewis and Clark expedition with 20 interesting facts about this important event that occurred during the presidency of Thomas Jefferson. The Lewis and Clark expedition helped by Sacagawea traveled...
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University of Virginia

University of Virginia: First Across the Continent: The Exploring Expedition

For Students 9th - 10th
This 1902 work is available here from the University of Virginia. It includes illustrations and, according to the author, is taken largely from the accounts written by the explorers themselves.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark

Discovering Lewis & Clark: Through the Valleys of Lewis's River

For Students 9th - 10th
Features a key map of Lewis's River Valleys. Click on a key point on the map for in-depth detail.
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Ohio State University

Osu History Teaching Institute: Thomas Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders will explore via primary sources, the success of Lewis and Clark's expedition, and develop skills in analyzing documents and artifacts.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark

Discovering Lewis & Clark: Ordway's Mishap

For Students 9th - 10th
Artist rendering of a mishap that occurred on the keelboat during the Lewis and Clark expedition when "Our mast broke by my steering the boat (alone) near the shore," June 4, 1804.
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Lewis & Clark Among the Shoshone

For Students 9th - 10th
Two sisters and authors go into detail over the journey of Lewis & Clark as they seek the Shoshone Indians for Sacagawea, who played a critical role in communication between the explorers and the Native Americans.
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Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: The Lewis and Clark Expedition

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection of images, letters, and maps provides information about the expedition leaders, the president that made the expedition possible, and the people they encountered along the way.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Exploring With Lewis & Clark

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Library of Congress provides a multimedia site using historical documents to tell the story of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The movies require high speed access but the site will hold student interest.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark

Discovering Lewis & Clark: Mouth of the Missouri

For Students 9th - 10th
This article takes a look at the Lewis and Clark Expedition's exploration of the area around the mouth of the Missouri River.
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US National Archives

Nara: Teaching With Documents: The Lewis and Clark Expedition

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) presents the Lewis and Clark Expedition as a Constitutional issue. The lesson plan provided relates to the power granted to the President and the Senate to make treaties with...
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Lewis and Clark trail.com: Sacagawea

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of links and a video with information about Sacagawea's life, gleaned from the journals of Lewis and Clark.
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PBS

Idaho Public Television: Lewis & Clark in Idaho

For Students 9th - 10th
Site offers perspectives on the most difficult part of the Journey - the Bitterroot Mountains. Also gives perspectives from Native Americans - and an engineer tracks the trail! Transcripts of two PBS programs are provided.
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The Newberry Library

Newberry Library: Library Exhibit: Lewis and Clark and the Indian Country

For Students 9th - 10th
A virtual library exhibit which explores how the United States history and Indian peoples along the expedition route, came together over two hundred years ago, and how they remain intertwined today.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Montana: Lewis and Clark Find the Great Falls of the Missouri River

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson gives learners an introduction to the state of Montana. Students will be introduced to key events and people from Montana, as well as learn how boundaries are established and maintained, and how culture influences one's...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Exploration: Lewis and Clark

For Students 5th - 8th
A very brief overview of the Lewis and Clark expedition, focusing on the beginning and western terminus of the trip.
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Oregon Secretary of State

Oregon Blue Book: Oregon History: Land Based Fur Trade and Exploration

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed overview of Oregon's early history, including the Lewis and Clark expedition and what it accomplished, and the development and decline of the fur trade industry.
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PBS

Pbs the West: William Clark

For Students 9th - 10th
The PBS acclaimed series, "The West," provides a comprehensive biography of William Clark, the man forever linked to the epic achievements of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Lewis and Clark Barter With the Native Americans

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Using the study of the Lewis and Clark expedition students will define the term barter and give examples of bartering.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark

Discovering Lewis & Clark: Rocky Mountain Gates

For Students 9th - 10th
Journal entry vividly describes the expedition's journey through the four gates of the Rocky Mountains in 1805.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark

Discovering Lewis & Clark: Down the Columbia

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed description of the expedition's journey as they traveled down the Columbia River from Weippe to Canoe Camp.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark

Discovering Lewis & Clark: Across the Continental Divide

For Students 9th - 10th
In late 1805, Lewis led his party across the Continental Divide. Read numerous journal entries that describe in vivid detail this experience.