Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Lewis & Clark

How far did they travel?
7,689 miles
How cold was it?
the lowest is about 30's
How rough were the rivers?
pretty rough
Who was sacagawea?
a Shoshone Indian slave wife
Why did they travel anyway?
the president Thomas Jefferson was very curious about that
area and about the Indians there
When did they start to travel?
august 30th 1803 in Pittsburgh P.A. Lt.
How long did it take?
2 years 2 months 9 days
When did Clark die?
September 1 1839
When did Lewis die?
October 11 1809


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Meriwether Lewis & William Clark


Lewis & Clark adventure



guidence with sacagawea

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Titanic history


Are there people who where on the titanic alive today ?
only 2 and they don't remember anything about it.
What does TITANIC mean anyway?
A great force of power
where did the ship sink?
atlantic
And how deep did it sink?
 12,600 ft. down
how many times did it go from England to New york?
Once...........and sank.....sadly.
When did it sink ?
it sank 2:20 in the morning April 15th  1912.
How big was it compared to our kind of cruise today ?
882' ft. 9'' and the water line is 850'.
How long did it take to build it ?
3 years
Was it a British or American ship ?
A British ship.
Was there really a necklace that had a real diamond that was called '' The Heart of ocean'' ?
No ....... sadly ....but if there was people would almost never find it
How many people lived from thesinking of Titanic ?
705 people
How many people died ?
1,503

That's all for today .

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