Ken Burns Part 1: Exploring The Unknown
- Think of a place that you’d like to explore. Write the name of this place here.
- What do you know about this place? Have other people been there?
- Now think of a place that no one who you can think of has visited. What is this place?
- Are we able to find information about this place? Where would you go for information about this place, or is information not available?
- Imagine that you are getting ready to explore this place.
- What will you do to prepare for your journey?
- What would you do if you heard rumors about dangerous animals, people, or terrain? Would you be afraid, or would you become more curious? Why?
Part 2: Exploring in 1803
Read the essay Lewis and Clark: Inside the Corps: Circa 1803 to complete the following chart.
Fill in the chart below to describe the lifestyle, geographical knowledge, and rumors about the Western part of the North American continent at the time of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
| Describe the lifestyle of Lewis and Clark in 1803 | What geographical knowledge of the continent did they have? | What rumors about the west during this time did they hear? |
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