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Lewis and Clark - Looking for Numbers

The Corps used a total of 25 vessels throughout the journey.
 
Look at the chart below. Can you figure out how many keelboats there were?
 

Type of Boat

Numbers of Each

The Keelboat

___  how many?

Dugout Canoe

15

Red Pirogue

1

White Pirogue

1

Total number

25

 
 Read the information below:
 
The White Pirogue was 35 feet long, carried up to 8 tons of cargo & had a crew of 6.
The Dugout canoes were 30 feet long, carried up to 3 tons of cargo & had a crew of 4 to 6.
The Keelboat was 55 feet long, carried up to 12 tons of cargo and had a crew of 27.
The Red Pirogue was 41 feet long, carried up to 9 tons of cargo and had a crew of 8.
 

List the boats from longest to shortest.

Type of  Boat

Length

Crew

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Why did they need so many different types of boats? (hint: river)
 
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