Sacagawea--Chapter 8  Discussion Questions  "Winter at Fort Clatsop"

1.  It is now December 7, 1805.  The Corps has finished building a winter home.  How long did it take to build?  Why?

2.  They need salt to help preserve their meat.  Where do they get it?

 3.  Sacagawea is quite excited about something (p. 72 and 73).  What is her request?

 
4.  Why didn’t President Jefferson send a boat for the Corps?

 
5.  On March 23, 1806, they started back to Missouri with no supplies.  How long did it take them to get to the Clearwater River again?

6.  On the way home, the Corps did not have the “extras” to trade with the Indians for things that they needed.  How did they get the horses and supplies they needed?

7.  Pompey gets sick.  How did Captain Clark treat Pompey?

8.  How long did they have to delay their return trip, staying with the Nez Perce tribe?

9.  The Corps did not wait for the two Nez Perce chiefs to guide them through the mountains.  What were some of the problems they encountered? (Name 3)

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