Use the interactive Lewis and Clark tour to answer the scavenger hunt questions
What important historical event preceded the Lewis and Clark expedition?
- Civil War
- Revolutionary War
- Louisiana Purchase
- War of 1812
In what part of the expedition did Lewis and Clark see fields, prairies, and herds of buffalo?
- Great Plains
- Great Falls
- Fort Clatsop
- Shoshone Country
In what part of the expedition did the men suffer while portaging their boats and supplies?
- Great Plains
- Great Falls
- Grizzly Country
- Bitterroot Mountains
At what point in the expedition did Lewis and Clark cross the Continental Divide?
- Bitteroot Mountains
- Great Falls
- Fort Clatsop
- Columbia River
On what part of the journey were Lewis and Clark able to acquire horses to cross the mountains?
- Grizzly Country
- Great Plains
- Teton Sioux Territory
- Shoshone Country
On what part of the journey did Lewis and Clark nearly war with a native people?
- Columbia River
- Teton Sioux Territory
- Shoshone Country
- Great Falls
What was the last mountain range the expedition crossed before seeing the Pacific Ocean?
- Cascades
- Bitteroots
- Shoshones
- Columbia
What native American group gave the expedition fish and roots as they were crossing the Bitteroots?
- Shoshone
- Sioux
- Clearwater
- Nez Perce
When did Lewis and Clark see the Rocky Mountains for the first time?
- Upon crossing the Bitteroots
- In Teton Sioux Territory
- Following the portage around the Great Falls of the Missouri River
- When they reached Fort Clatsop
Who was Toussaint Charonneau?
- He was a Shoshone translator
- Husband of Sacagawea
- One of the original members of the expedition
- a fur trader that Lewis and Clark met while at Fort Clatsop
Which of the following WAS NOT something Lewis and Clark did during the winter of 1804-1805? Select two
When did Lewis suffer a gunshot wound?