Michael Haynes & Library of Congress

Classroom Activity #1

Have students compare the two prints. The print in military uniform shows Captain Lewis wearing his blue officer's wool coat with red collar, lapels and cuffs. The coat is trimmed with silver edging and buttons. He carries a sword, a spear (called a spoontoon) and a black bicorn hat like Napoleon wore. The red sash around his waist told us he was an officer. The print of Lewis in buckskin shows his handmade moccasins, leggings and shirt, animal skin cap and the ermine trimmed tippet that Chief Cameahwait gave him. Tippets were special gifts given to chiefs. It is the long pointed tunic with fur fringes. Ask students why they think Lewis and the other men dressed so differently between when the expedition began and when it ended.

Did You Know?
Robinson Crusoe was and is a famous book written by English author, Daniel Defoe, in 1719. The fictional account was based on a real story of a man who was a cast away on a deserted island in the 1600s. You may enjoy reading this adventure story. Look for it in your library.

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