Use the comic to help you answer the following questions. Write your answers in complete sentences on a separate piece of paper.

1) Why did President Jefferson choose Meriwether Lewis to go on the expedition? Why did Lewis choose

William Clark?

2) What land were Lewis and Clark exploring? What did they hope to find?

3) What responsibilities did Lewis have on the journey? Clark? Did they accomplish those tasks? How?

4) What did Lewis and Clark call their crew?

5) Why was Sacagawea an important resource on the trip?

6) How was the Shoshone Tribe helpful to Lewis and Clark? Nez Perce Tribe?