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Men With a Mission!<\/h2>\n

As many teachers of American history know, the month of May marks is a special anniversary! \u00a0<\/span><\/strong>We celebrate the anniversary of the beginning of one of the most famous journeys across the United States.<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n

Starting near St. Louis, commissioned by President Jefferson, \u00a0Meriwether Lewis and William Clark set out to cross the country with a mission. \u00a0After the Lousiana Purchase in 1803, President Thomas Jefferson chose to explore that newly acquired area, as well as \u00a0the Northwest. \u00a0The team was called The Corps of Discovery. \u00a0The group left Camp Dubois on May 14th, 1804.<\/p>\n

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The leaders had a detailed plan. \u00a0First, they would study the area’s plants and animals. \u00a0They also wanted to learn more about its geography. \u00a0This meant carefully mapping the areas they covered. \u00a0 Another goal was to trade and and interact successfully with Native American tribes.<\/p>\n

From May 1804 to 1806 these men and the members of their group traveled to explore these areas. They studied the topography of the land as well as the many plants and animals native to the areas they traversed. \u00a0They encountered native people and even had a female native guide in\u00a0Sacagaweam, a Lemhi Shoshone woman.<\/p>\n

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The maps that they produced from their famous journey changed the way the West was viewed: people finally knew what the land was like, the locations of the Columbia and Missouri rivers and the Rocky Mountains.<\/p>\n

Historically, here is what the country looked like when they set out:<\/p>\n

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Mapping Trails in your Classroom<\/h2>\n

Make it easy to present all of the famous trails you study in your classroom. \u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Our large, easy to use \u00a0TRAILS WEST<\/a><\/strong> map has a great MAP KEY that allows students to plot all of these trails on a large, easy to label map! \u00a0Click on these images to see them larger!<\/p>\n

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Students color-code the many trails shown in the fun-to-use MAP KEY.<\/h4>\n

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When the map is completed, students have divided the country into historical areas. \u00a0Students also can color and see the physical features that the early pioneers faced as they went westward<\/p>\n

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OTHER RELATED RESOURCES<\/h2>\n

For more westward movement maps to share with your students, see this link<\/a> from the National Park Service.<\/p>\n

See our popular TRAILS WEST map HERE<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n

See our USA, Regions of Native American Culture map\u00a0HERE<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n

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