In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson hired Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the northwestern part of the continent, to map terrain, and to identify indigenous peoples, plants, and animals. Welcome to America's # 1 Choice for Lewis and Clark History, Travel & Shopping! LEWISANDCLARKTRAIL. Descendants of the tribal peoples who greeted Lewis and Clarks Corps of Volunteers for Northwest Discovery join in and share their perspective. After the Expedition Map Timeline Further Reading.
Of the Corps of Discovery, set off down the Ohio The Lewis and Clark Expedition (18041806) was a federally funded venture to explore the North. Throughout the winter of 1803-1804, Clark recruited and trained men at Camp DuBois north of St. During the French and Indian War, France surrendered a large part of Louisiana to Spain and almost. Meriwether Lewis, with co-captain William Clark, led an 8,000-mile expedition to the West coast and back from 1804 to 1806. Lewis and Clark, together with the nucleus Lewis and Clark Expedition Louisiana Purchase. He wanted to know if there was a water route between the Mississippi River and the Pacific Ocean. Spear heading this expedition was the President of the Untied States,Thomas Jefferson. Keelboat completed, Lewis departs PittsburghĪnd begins his 981-mile voyage down the Ohio Louis, Missouri was the starting point for Meriwther Lewis and William Clark to discover the new land of the Louisianna purchase and beyond. The western expedition left Philadelphia. Army, Clark officially only held the rank of Second Lieutenant at the time. Lewis, in turn, selected a former Army comrade, 32-year-old William Clark, to be co-leader of the Expedition.Due to bureaucratic delays in the U.S.
Pounds of supplies and equipment destined for Jefferson selected 28-year-old Army Captain Meriwether Lewis to lead the expedition, afterward known as the Corps of Discovery. Purchased guns, tomahawksĪ conestoga wagon loaded to capacity with 3500 Eastern towns preparing himself for the westernĬourses on botany, paleontology, navigation andįield medicine.
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