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Adventure Into the Unknown
A webquest on the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
BBC History: Meriwether Lewis
Offers a short overview of the explorer's life.
BBC History: William Clark
Offers a short profile of the explorer.
Click2Biography: Sacajawea, Teen Interpreter for L
Uses primary sources including pictures, maps and graphics, to tell the story of the teen-aged Shoshone who interpreted for Lewis and Clark.
Discovering Lewis & Clark
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.
Explorers of the Millenium: Lewis and Clark
Includes short biographies, sketches, timeline, and related links.
Go West Across America with Lewis and Clark
Online adventure allows students to become privates in Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery. From National Geographic.
Homework Center: Lewis & Clark Bicentennial
Comprehensive collection of screened links about the expedition itself and key members of it.
Jefferson's West
Explore the Lewis and Clark Expedition from Thomas Jefferson's perspective and discover why the expedition was so important to him.
Lead This Way: Historic Steps of Lewis & Clark
Follow Lewis and Clark's historic steps in this interactive adventure where participants must make difficult decisions that could mean the difference between life and death.
Letter from President Thomas Jefferson
Read the contents of Jefferson's letter of commission to Meriwether Lewis exactly as it was written.
Lewis & Clark Journey of Discovery
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
Virtual exhibit from the Smithsonian.
Lewis and Clark and the Trailblazers
A fresh look at the explorers of the Old West. Play a game or read their journals online.
National Geographic: Lewis and Clark
Includes an interactive journey log, maps, historical photos, drawings, a timeline, and details of their discoveries.
PBS Online: Lewis and Clark
Provides information on the explorers, expedition journals, trip timeline and maps, interviews with historical experts, an overview of Native American tribes, and classroom lessons.
Sakakawea
Short biography from the State History Society of North Dakota. Includes an explanation of the many spellings for this heroine's name.
The Lewis & Clark Rediscovery Project
Interactive timeline re-traces the route taken by the explorers, offering multimedia glimpses into key stops along the way.
The Ultimate Adventure
Time magazine's site for the Lewis and Clark bicentennial. Includes photo essays, interactive map, and bibliography.