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| What KEY TERM means "a fur trapper of the West during the early 1800s" | mountain man |
| What KEY TERM means "the line the divides the rivers that flow west from those that flow east"? | continental divide |
| What KEY TERM mans "the 19th century belief that the US had a right and duty to expand throughout North America to spread white American culture"? | Manifest destiny |
| What did Jefferson give Lewis and Clark? | Jefferson instructed them to find the Northwest Passage and to make accurate maps and notes on the region's geography, climate, plants, and animals. |
| What were the achievements of the Lewis and Clark expeditions? | They proved that the Missouri River was not the Northwest Passage; they established ties with American Indians; they provided the first accurate maps and descriptions of the land; and they aroused great interest in westward expansion. |
| How did the activities of the mountain men encourage US expansion? | THeir routes across mountains and deserts later provided trails for pioneers; they worked as guides for US Government expeditions, and they provided valuable information for people traveling west. |
| Why would explorers and mountain men endure the danger and loneliness of the wilderness? | They would endure it because of their duty as soldiers on a mission; desire to become rich through trading and fur trapping; thirst for adventure; desire to get away from society. |
| Why did the US government call for exploration west of the Mississippi? | The government wanted accurate information about the landforms, resources, and peoples of the area. Americans hoped to find the fabled Northwest Passage, to locate potential farmland, and to establish ties with American Indians. |
