1. Early Explorers Notes- page 150
Lewis and Clark
Who supported their expedition?
• Jefferson
Where did their journey begin and how many men were in their crew?
• St. Louis and a crew of 33 men
How many miles did they travel and for how many years?
• 8000 miles, 2 years
What future states did they travel across?
• Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, south Dakota, north
Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon
How did this effect the fur trade?
• It expanded
How did this affect the relationship with the native Americans?
• Were Improved
What were some of the observations that they wrote about in their diaries?
150 types of plants, 120 types of animals
Dunbar and Hunter and the Forgotten Expedition
What was their occupation…both Dunbar and Hunter
• Dunbar- farmer, scientist, and a diplomat
Hunter- was a medical doctor
Who commissioned their expedition and to where?
• Jefferson- Ouachita river, Louisiana, and Arkansas
What did Dunbar discover along the Ouachita River?
• He found the hot baths(hot springs)
How did the people(trappers, traders, and Indians) live, according to Dunbar and
Hunter?
• They lived directly off the land
Why did people travel to the Hot Baths?
• It supposedly have medicinal properties

2. What was the significance of their travels if the south lands of the Louisiana
Purchase?
• To inform Jefferson about his purchase of the land
Why was their expedition considered the lost expedition?
• Because it was not well publisized
Schoolcraft and Nuttall
What was Schoolcraft’s occupation?
• Writer and Geologist
Where did he start out in Arkansas?
• Mammoth Spring
What areas did he travel through?
• Calico rock and Poke Bay
Why did he comment negatively about their religious practices?
• He called it witch craft
What were the dwellings like in Arkansas at this time?
• Cabins with dirt floors
What was Nuttall’s occupation?
• Biologist
Where did he start his expedition and where did he end up?
• Arkansas post to ft. smith
By their accounts how did they refer to Arkansas?
• Rich of animals, plants, and treasures
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