Explorer’s Discoveries

America learned…
  *how hard the expedition was
  *how to speak different languages (Vanessa)
  *cultures of the Native Americans
  *what kind of diseases they had (Vanessa)
  *how long the journey took (Vanessa)
  *where water routes were
  *geographic features such as mountains

America would…
  *not be here right now if it wasn’t for the Lewis and Clark
expedition (Nick)
  *probably still live in the 13 colonies (Erin)
  *not know anything about the western side of the U.S.
  *not have been doubled in size

Why is the expedition important today?
  *They were on a long journey and all survived but one.
  *The expedition was an amazement to us. (Vanessa)
  *We learned different languages. (Abby)
  *Traveling would not be hard today, but it sure was back then!
  *We learned so much about our country.
  *The Corps discovered lots of things, such as plants and animals like grizzly
    bears. (Isaac)
  *Most importantly, in today’s scary world, we can learn how our country
    what it is, and we can see how much we appreciate it.
 

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