Download or read book Spotlight on America The Lewis Clark Expedition and the Louisiana Purchase written by Robert Smith and published by Teacher Created Resources. This book was released on 2003-02-15 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Encourage students to take an in-depth view of the people and events of specific eras of American history. Nonfiction reading comprehension is emphasized along with research, writing, critical thinking, working with maps, and more. Most titles include a Readers Theater.
Download or read book The Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition written by Therese M. Shea and published by Encyclopaedia Britannica. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 957 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson authorized the purchase of the Louisiana Territory, a vast land that doubled the size of the United States. Jefferson soon appointed Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the western territory and find a route to the Pacific Ocean. The adventures of this expedition are some of the most exciting of American history. Both of these chapters of western expansion in the United States, important components of the social studies curriculum, are illuminated in this engaging volume, full of helpful maps, vibrant images, and fascinating historical facts.
Download or read book The Lewis and Clark Expedition written by Devon McKinney and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2016-07-16 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Lewis and Clark expedition was an 8,000-mile journey that changed the United States forever. This volume introduces students to the history and politics of the Louisiana Purchase and westward expansion while exploring the adventures and challenges faced by the Corps of Discovery on their expedition. Readers meet important historical figures, such as Thomas Jefferson, Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and Sacagawea. Primary sources allow readers to connect with historical context and place themselves in the time period. Accessible text and accompanying visuals will make the Lewis and Clark expedition come to life.
Download or read book Lewis and Clark written by Jennifer Swanson and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2016-12-15 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Thomas Jefferson negotiated the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, he needed a team to survey that vast, unknown expanse of land. He chose Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Together, they led the Corps of Discovery, a team of intrepid explorers across a wild, dangerous country. Readers will understand the impact Lewis and Clark's expedition had on American history in this detailed account. Follow their journey across roaring rivers, vast plains, and untrod paths, and learn about the Native Americans they met, the fierce wildlife that threatened their lives, and the hunger, sickness, and injury that dogged them from start to finish.
Download or read book Across America written by Maurice Isserman and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2003, Americans began celebrating the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark expedition (1803-1806), a journey of discovery that proved a seminal moment in the history of the exploration of the North American continent.
Download or read book Lewis and Clark written by Sally Senzell Isaacs and published by Capstone Classroom. This book was released on 1998-11-21 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uses the Lewis and Clark Expedition as a reference to examine the history and everyday life of the United States from 1801 to 1850, including the War of 1812, the growth of industrialization, the expansion westward, and the California Gold Rush.
Download or read book A Primary Source Investigation of the Lewis and Clark Expedition written by Xina M. Uhl and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2018-12-15 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: President Thomas Jefferson's Louisiana Purchase added about 828,000 square miles of unmapped, unknown land to the young United States. To explore and map this great swath of land, Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and their Corps of Discovery to brave rivers, plains, and mountains. They met American Indians both friendly and hostile, discovered dozens of previously unknown species, and carved for themselves an enduring place in American history. Complete with maps, excerpts from Lewis and Clark's journals, and images of artifacts, this volume tells a timeless tale of adventure, hardship, and triumph.
Download or read book The True Story of Lewis and Clark written by Susanna Keller and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2013-01-15 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Merriwether Lewis and William Clark were chosen by President Thomas Jefferson to explore the newly purchased Louisiana Territory. Readers look at the highs and lows of the Voyage of Discovery, and the roles played by the people who joined them. They will learn how first-hand accounts from journals provide primary source knowledge of this adventure, as well as how different people approach the same event from different perspectives. Paintings, photographs, and maps present the huge scope of this trek, and explain how important the journey was to Americas westward expansion.
Download or read book Lewis and Clark and Exploring the Louisiana Purchase written by Alicia Z. Klepeis and published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2017-07-15 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When President Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from cash-strapped France in 1803, he doubled the size of the United States without really knowing what he was getting. He dispatched Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and their Corps of Discovery to explore a territory that would include part or all of fifteen future states and to seek a water route to the West Coast. Westward expansion began immediately, all for the bargain price of 15 million dollars. This book richly explores this fascinating part of history.
Download or read book Lewis Clark Expedition Exploring New Territory Louisiana History Book Grade 5 Children s American History written by Baby Professor and published by Speedy Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2021-11-01 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read about the expedition of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in Louisiana, which was a territory that the US just acquired. Why did then President Thomas Jefferson hire them? What did they hope to accomplish in their expedition? Who did they meet? What was their expedition like? You will know the answers to all these once you read this book. Grab a copy today.
Download or read book What Was the Lewis and Clark Expedition written by Judith St. George and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-10-16 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and the "Corp of Discovery" left St. Louis, Missouri, on May 21, 1804, their mission was to explore the vast, unknown territory acquired a year earlier in the Louisiana Purchase. The travelers hoped to find a waterway that crossed the western half of the United States. They didn't. However, young readers will love this true-life adventure tale of the two-year journey that finally brought the explorers to the Pacific Ocean.
Download or read book Lewis Clark written by Alan Taylor and published by Missouri Historical Society Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On May 21, 1804, Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery set out to explore the Missouri River and find a route to the Pacific Ocean. Their adventure lasted more than two years and covered more than six thousand miles of rugged terrain. The story of their adventure has fascinated Americans for two hundred years. This anthology does more than retell the story of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Instead, it provides a means to understand the expedition through eleven original essays.
Download or read book The Lewis and Clark Expedition written by Tamra B. Orr and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2004-01-15 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the events and key figures behind the incredibly adventurous and treacherous exploration of the United States' western frontier.
Download or read book Across the Continent written by Jeffrey L. Hantman and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arriving as the country commemorates the expedition's bicentennial, Across the Continent is an examination of the explorers' world and the complicated ways in which it relates to our own. The essays collected here look at the global geopolitics that provided the context for the expedition. Finally, the discussion considers the various legacies of the expedition, in particular its impact on Native Americans, and the current struggle over who will control the narrative of the expansion of the American Empire. --from publisher description.
Download or read book Corps of Discovery written by John Hamilton and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joins the Lewis and Clark Expedition in the spring of 1804 as they set out to explore the Louisiana Purchase.
Download or read book The Journey of Lewis and Clark in United States History written by Judith Edwards and published by Enslow Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-09 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The place was the vast unexplored western frontier of the United States. The time was 1804. The Lewis and Clark expedition set out and overcome the unknown to open the way for settlers to begin the westward expansion to the Pacific Ocean. Conceived by President Thomas Jefferson to explore the lands of the new Louisiana Purchase, the expedition also made many scientific and geographic observations. Author Judith Edwards highlights the extraordinary spirit of courage and cooperation that existed among the members of the famous expedition. This book is developed from LEWIS AND CLARK’S JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY IN AMERICAN HISTORY to allow republication of the original text into ebook, paperback, and trade editions.
Download or read book Meriwether Lewis and William Clark written by Suzanne G. Fox and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2004-08-15 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the lives of Lewis and Clark and their expedition west.
