Shaping the World: The Object of our Mission
Lesson Plans and Supporting Material

Section II
Preparation for the Journey

Western Exploration Matching Exercise

 

Choose from these dates

1753 1783 1786 1793
July 22, 1793 1803-1806 1805 1806  

Match date with these Explorers:  

               Andre Michaux, French botanist, sponsored by Jefferson and the American Philosophical Society, to explore a route to the Pacific Ocean.  Mission abandoned.  
 
               Rogers Clark (brother of William Clark) asked by Jefferson to explore the westward lands.  Clark declines.  
 
               Lieutenant Zebulon Pike explores the headwaters of the Mississippi River.  
 
               John Ledyard (American) plans to cross Russia to reach the North American Coast to explore the Pacific lands.  Catherine the Great has him arrested and escorted out of Russia.  
 
               Alexander MacKenzie (Scottish Canadian) reaches the Pacific Ocean by a land route from Canada.  
 
               Thomas Walker and the Loyal Company plan to explore the Missouri River.  Project is abandoned.  
 
               Meriwether Lewis and William Clark with instructions from Jefferson explore the westward lands.  
   
               Captain Zebulon Pike explores the Red River and Arkansas River.  Arrested by the Spanish.