Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Lewis and Clark
Lewis and Clark faced many difficulties on their journey West. But, as you well know, they also discovered many new and exciting things (like the fact that there was no all-water route to the Pacific Ocean). Much of their party, though, were very typical for the time. I have provided a LINK for you to explore some of the biographies of these explorers. Read through some of these biographies and identify how you might have something in common with these explorers. Copy and paste the part of the biography that you have in common with these explorers and explain how you relate to them.
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Stiff sentences, including “100 lashes on [Newman’s] bear back” were imposed through trials by court martial proceedings. Due to the remote, wilderness places of their crimes, both remained with the party over the Fort Mandan winter, doing hard labor.
ReplyDelete(Getting a stiff sentence is like getting an OCS. Doing hard labor is like gum club or extra homework.)
By, Grant Brandau Per. 1
The following are biographical vignettes of each of the 33 permanent party members. All the men were hand-picked; the two officers for their leadership abilities, and their detachment for frontier, hunting, woodcutting, specialized craftmanship, and interpreting skills. Those who distinguished themselves during the mission for their more than routine contributions, or were unique members, are treated individually. A total of 12 who made no special mark are listed collectively, with their individual activities noted in appropriate journal entries.
ReplyDeleteI show craftsmanship, because I am highly skilled worker in any field. Because I have an A in al my classes.
This is all I can think of!
ReplyDeletePrivate Joseph Whitehouse:
...At age 9, he moved with his family to Kentucky.
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I moved to my dads house when I was about 9 years old, so that is a part that relates to me. :)
Private John Collins:
In late June 1804, after the Corps had traveled nearly 400 miles
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I have traveled at least 400 miles... by plane.
Sacagawea:
In 1800, when she was about 12 years old, Sacagawea was kidnapped by a war party of Hidatsa Indians
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Well, I am a girl too, and I was kidnapped in a dream when I was 12.
"The 45-year-old Charbonneau applied to be a Hidatsa interpreter. Sacagawea spoke Shoshone and Hidatsa;her husband Charbonneau spoke Hidatsa and French. Sacagawea and Charbonneau would become an intepreter team.Sacagawea would talk with Shoshone Indians, then translate to Hidatsa for Charbonneau, who would translate to French." I got these from two biographies, Toussaint Charbonneau, and Sacagawea. I think the common thing about them two is that they both used their "interpreting" skills to help the expedition. The hard thing of it, though, was that the captains could not speak French, so they needed to call upon Private Francois Labiche, who spoke both French and English to translate for them. When I was reading a biography of George Drouillard, I realized that he was a interpreter ,too. Anyways, they helped the expedition succeed with their own interpreting skills. And because of them, the expedition could bring important informations of our nation.
ReplyDelete“With rispect to all those persons whose names are entered on this roll, I feel a peculiar pleasure in declaring, that the Ample support which they gave me under every difficulty; the manly firmness which they evinced on every necessary occasion; and the patience and fortitude with which they submited to, and bore, the fatigues and painful sufferings incident to my late tour to the Pacific Ocean, entitles them to my warmest approbation and thanks; nor will I suppress the expression of a hope, that the recollection of services thus faithfully performed will meet a just reward in an ample remuneration on the party of our Government.” – Meriwether Lewis, Captain 1st U.S. Regt. Infty.
ReplyDeleteSomething that relates to this in my life would probably be the End-of-the-year CJSF meeting. For example, Lewis is thanking the members of the Corps of Discovery and how much they have gone through to search through North America. Well, in our End-of-the-year CJSF meeting, Mrs. Pratt was thanking all the students in their work for community service and care for others in the Community. She also gave us a reward for our honorable service as well as Lewis gave an award of an ample remuneration on the party of their Government.
Mitch Burgess
ReplyDelete"recruitment and training at its 1803-1804 winter staging area at Camp Dubois" This relates to me because I have to train and get recrutied for my soccer clubs. this takes alot of work and you have to give it your all if you want to go on with your team or explorer group."Sacagawea was a teenager thought to be approximately 17." rleates to me because i have an older brother that is 16 and helps me when I'm stuck and points out things Imight have missed."All the men were hand-picked; the two officers for their leadership abilities" This is similar to my soccer team because I was captian and I had to lead by example and not mess around.
carly per. 1
ReplyDeleteit was cool how they went to go find the pacifc ocean and one the wat they found sacagawea a seventeen year old girl they help them to find what they were looking for and she led them though lousina teartory...........
matt throop period 5
ReplyDeletesacagawea who was the wife of a french trapper also she was 17
led the lewis and clark expedition through louisiana territory and she did it all holding a baby on her back
she also helped point out the shoshone lands trying to make contact with her people where she was born
then the shoshone helped them cross the rocky mountains
finally they made it to the pacific ocean and waited the winter then returned to st louis