Newcomers Explore the Region- Chapter 4

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Who was the first European(s) to visit Yellowstone National Park before it was famous?

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John Colter

Front

Who lived in the area and mapped over 2 million square miles of the NW region?

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David Thompson

Front

Who was the eyewitness who encountered Lewis' men on the Marias River?

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Wolf Calf

Front

Which Shoshone Indian helped the Crops of Discovery obtain horse to cross the Bitterroot Mountains?

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Sacagawea

Front

A place where two rivers of equal size come together.

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confluence

Front

Native to a particular land

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Indigenous

Front

A very accurate clock used for navigational purposes

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chronometer

Front

The beginning of a river

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Headwaters

Front

A tool to find angles between the sun and the North Star or the horizon

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Sextant

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Why did European explorers search for the Northwest Passage? Options: the wanted to find gold, the didn't have enough horses to make it overland, they wanted to find out how large the continent really was, they were shipbuilders and favored waterways

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they were shipbuilders and favored waterways