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TheLewisandClarkExpeditiontotheWildWildWest–1804-1806

1.Anticipation–Lookcarefullyattheillustration-Answerthequestionsusingnewvocabulary.

Vocabulary:

Etching:gravure

Frontier:frontière

Wild:sauvage

Montains:montagnes

Rough:rude

Fur:fourrure

Rifle:fusil

Weapon:arme

Gourde:gourd

Fringes:franges

Explorer:explorateurs

Whatkindofdocumentisit?

Whereareallthesepeoplerepresentedontheetching?

Toyouropinionwhatarethenamesofthetwomainpersonsyoucansee?

Whataretheydoing?

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2.Understanding-Readattentivelythetextbelow-Answerthequestionsinshortsentences.

Vocabulary:

Purchase:acheter,fairel’acquisitionde

Size:taille

Send:envoyer

To:endirectionde,à

Hope:espérer

Across:àtravers

Agreatboon:unformidablebienfait

Map:cartographier,faireunecarte

Inhabitants:habitants

Befriend:deveniramis

Peaceful:paisible

Purpose:but

Knowledge:savoir

Whatisthemaintopicofthetext?

Whathappenedin1803?

WhatdidpresidentJeffersonhope?

WhatwereLewisandClarkexpedition’spurposes?Weretheyaggressive?

Whatdidtheydoandlearnduringthisexpedition?