Directory of Lewis and Clark Resources

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This category lists pages and sites about Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) and William Clark (1770-1838), commanders of an overland expedition to the Pacific Ocean (1804-1806).

Resources in This Category

• America's Library: Lewis and Clark

  http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/lewisandclark/aa_lewisandclark_subj.html
  The Library of Congress – Brief history, stories, and photographs about the team best known for their “Corps of Discovery” expedition.

• Discovering Lewis & Clark

  http://www.lewis-clark.org/
  Multimedia presentation explains how explorers spent their free time, explores why Thomas Jefferson directed Lewis & Clark to go on this journey, and examines its importance to the Louisiana Purchase.

• Go West Across America with Lewis and Clark

  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/west/
  Online adventure allows students to become privates in Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery. From National Geographic.

• Homework Center: Lewis & Clark Bicentennial

  http://www.multcolib.org/homework/lewisandclark/index.html
  Comprehensive collection of screened links about the expedition itself and key members of it.

• Jefferson's West

  http://www.monticello.org/site/jefferson/lewis-and-clark-expedition
  Explore the Lewis and Clark Expedition from Thomas Jefferson's perspective and discover why the expedition was so important to him.

• Lewis & Clark Journey of Discovery

  http://www.nps.gov/jeff/historyculture/the-lewis-and-clark-journey-of-discovery.htm
  Explores how Thomas Jefferson's grand idea and Lewis and Clark's great adventure changed the course of history. Includes maps, timelines, interactive games for kids, and teacher resources.

• Lewis & Clark: Mapping the West

  http://www.edgate.com/lewisandclark/
  Virtual exhibit from the Smithsonian.

• MrNussbaum.com: Lewis and Clark

  http://mrnussbaum.com/lcflash
  Interactive route map, timeline, discoveries, biographies, and activities.

• National Geographic: Lewis and Clark

  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/
  Includes an interactive journey log, maps, historical photos, drawings, a timeline, and details of their discoveries.

• PBS Online: Lewis and Clark

  http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/
  Provides information on the explorers, expedition journals, trip timeline and maps, interviews with historical experts, an overview of Native American tribes, and classroom lessons.

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