The Journey Of Lewis And Clark
Meriwether Lewis,
Lewis was a United States explorer and administrator. Lewis and
William Clark led an expedition to explore uncharted lands in America from
1804 to 1806. They traveled several thousand miles from St. Louis to
Pacific Ocean and back. Lewis was born near Charlottesville, Virginia. In
1794 he joined a local militia to put down the Whiskey Rebellion, after
that he joined the regular army. He became President Thomas Jefferson's
private secretary from 1801 to 1803. After the expedition, Jefferson
appointed Lewis the governor of Louisiana Territory in 1807. Lewis died in
1809 from an unknown cause traveling to Washington on public business.
William Clark,
Clark was a ...
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diary.
Clark went on to serve as governor of Missouri Territory from 1813
to1820, and as federal superintendent of Indian affairs. He laid out the
site of Paducah, Kentucky, in 1828. William Clark died in 1838.
The Expedition
The expedition started May 14 1804, sent by President Thomas
Jefferson to examine the resources of the far Northwest. The 8,000 mile
journey was led by Louise and Clark. The expedition gave valuable
information about the geography, climate, natural products, and plant and
animal life in the area, and about customs, dress, and economy of the
Indians. They discovered many new species of animals and plants of the
area, some of them were grizzly bear and Clark's nutcracker. The
expedition helped establish the legal claim the U.S. later made for the
territory, and it opened a route for settlers and fur traders. Lewis and
Clark did fail to find a water route from Mississippi to Pacific Ocean,
Because there isn't one.
Progress of the Expedition
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