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Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were both Americans who were hired by President Thomas Jefferson to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Territory which comprised most of the western United States.
Before Lewis met up with Clark, he began the expedition on August 30, 1803 in Pittsburgh PA. Lt. William Clark would offer to join Lewis on the expedition weeks later on October 13, 1803 at Camp Dubois (in present-day Indiana).
The team departed St. Louis in May 1804 heading up the Missouri River. They would spend their first winter at Fort Mandan at the present site of Bismarck, North Dakota. In spring 1805, they continued to the headwaters of the Missouri River, struggled across the Continental Divide, and headed west along the Salmon, Snake, and Columbia Rivers to the Pacific. They returned to St. Louis the following year.
And being that the expedition began in Pittsburgh, states they passed through would include: Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, then Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Oregon and Washington.
If you don't believe that the expedition really began in Pittsburgh instead of St. Louis, please refer to the related link which will lead you to the first entry of the Lewis and Clark Journals.
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What part of the US did Lewis and Clark explored?
Lewis and Clark explored the Louisiana Territory.
What two rivers did Lewis and Clark explore?
Lewis and Clark explored Missouri River, and Columbia River.
What river was first explored by Lewis and Clark?
The Missouri river
What was a river explored by Lewis and Clark other the Mississippi and the Missouri?
Louisiana
What happened to the territory that Lewis and Clark explored?
What happened to the terrritory that Meriwether Lewis and Willam Clark is that it got distroyed in1973 and every one said chiken nuggets!
What famous explorers did Sacagawea travel with?
she traveled with Lewis and clark
What part of the US did Lewis and Clark explored?
Lewis and Clark explored the Louisiana Territory.
What did Lewis and clark buy?
If you are thinking about what Lewis and Clark explored, rather than bought, than they explored the Louisiana Purchase. This was bought by the Americans and explored by Lewis and Clark.
What country did Lewis and Clark's explore for?
They were both Americans, and explored for the United States.
Where did Lewis and Clark explore on the Lewis and Clark expedition?
They explored the Louisiana Territory.
Who explored Idaho?
Lewis and clark
Territory beyond Louisiana along the Columbia River explored by Lewis and Clark?
Oregon Country
What is the longest branch of the Platte River that Lewis and Clark explored?
The Lewis and Clark expedition explored the Platte River in Missouri. The longest branch explored was the Little River Platte.
Who explored the Columbia river?
Lewis and Clark explored the Columbia River.
What two people explored the American west?
Lewis and Clark (Meriwether Lewis) and (William Clark)
What was the territory beyond the Louisiana along the Columbia river explored by Lewis and Clark?
The territory beyond Louisiana along the Columbia River explored by Lewis and Clark was part of the Oregon Country. They traveled through this region in 1805-1806, documenting the landscape, wildlife, and interactions with Native American tribes. Their expedition was instrumental in expanding knowledge of the American West.
What parts of the country did Lewis and Clark explore?
Lewis and Clark explored the western half of the United States, including areas such as the Missouri River, the Rocky Mountains, and the Pacific Northwest. Their journey took them through present-day states like Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
