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Between 1804 and 1806 a group of U.S. soldiers and explorers traveled from the Mississippi River to the Pacific coast and back. The leaders of this expedition, or journey, were Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. In 1803 the United States had bought a huge territory west of the Mississippi River. It was called the Louisiana Territory.
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When Thomas Jefferson became the third president of the United States in 1801, the country basically stopped at the Mississippi River. Francecontrolled much of the land to the west of this waterway. President Jefferson wanted to acquire the Port of New Orleans, in what is now the state of Louisiana, from the French. Its prime location made it a key...
In the spring of 1804, Lewis, Clark, and dozens of other men left St. Louis, Missouri, by boat. They traveled westward through what is now Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota. In November they reached Knife River Village in present-day North Dakota. There they met a young Shoshone Native American woman called Sacagawea(Sa-kuh-juh-WEE-uh) and...
After a long winter waiting out the bad weather, the Corps was able to start making their way back east in March 1806. After returning Sacagawea and her husband to North Dakota, the remainder of the Corps arrived back in Missouri in late September, more than two years after they started their expedition. Lewis and Clark’s team mapped uncharted land...
Sep 1, 2022 · Have you ever heard of the Lewis and Clark Expedition? What about Sacagawea? In this video, you and your kids will learn all about this incredible journey. Before we talk about the...
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Lewis and Clark, together with their team of over 40 men, began their expedition at the city of St. Louis on May 14, 1804. They packed lots of equipment for their trip including rifles, food, and warm clothing.
American settlers knew little about western North America when the Lewis and Clark Expedition set out in 1804. Twelve years earlier Captain Robert Gray, an American navigator, had sailed up the mouth of the great river that he named the Columbia.
Learn the entire history of the Expedition of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, including everything from the Louisiana Purchase to Sacagawea, and more! ...more.
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Jun 11, 2024 · The Lewis and Clark Expedition was an expedition by Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809) and William Clark (1770–1838), two men chosen by United States President Thomas Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Purchase, which the country had just bought from France. (This land was made up of much of what is now the Central and Western United States).
