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Jan 16, 2020 · Lewis and Clark: A Timeline of the Extraordinary Expedition. In 1804, Lewis and Clark set off on a journey filled with harrowing confrontations, harsh weather and fateful decisions as...
Aug 2, 2023 · On May 14, 1804, co-commanders Meriwether Lewis and William Clark set out from Camp Dubois, outside of St. Louis, Missouri, with a group of hearty, eager explorers. Dubbed the “Corps of...
By any measure of scientific exploration, the Lewis and Clark Expedition—the nation’s first “road trip”—was phenomenally successful in terms of accomplishing its stated goals, expanding human knowledge, and spurring further curiosity and wonder about the American West. Last updated: September 16, 2020.
The Lewis and Clark Story. Prelude: 1803 to May 1804. In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson won approval from Congress for a visionary project that was to become one of American history's greatest adventure stories.
List of important facts regarding the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Led by Captain Meriwether Lewis and Lieutenant William Clark, this U.S. military expedition was sent to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Territory and the Pacific Northwest. The expedition was a major chapter in the history of American exploration.
Lewis documents the first day of travel, beginning what becomes the Journals of the Lewis & Clark Expedition. October 15: Lewis rendezvous with Clark in Clarksville, Indiana territory. Clark is accompanied by his African-American slave York. Over the next two weeks, they select nine civilians from a field of volunteers. October 20
Among these men were Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, co-leaders of an expedition tasked with exploring land that the United States had recently acquired. Their trip would turn into an...
