Thomas Jefferson would request $2500 from Congress to pay for the costs of the trip. He also requested help from his friends, such as Dr. Benjamin Rush to teach Lewis what was necessary to know for such an expedition. He also made sure Lewis and Clark were provided with the most up to date maps, books and mathematical equipment.
Thomas Jefferson also provided specific instructions for Lewis:
"Beginning at the mouth of the Missouri, you will take observations of latitude and longitude at all remarkable points on the river, & especially at the mouths of rivers, at rapids, at islands & other places & objects distinguished by such natural marks & characters of a durable kind, as that they may with certainty be recognized hereafter....The variations of the compass too, in different places should be noticed."
(considering the Native Americans) "...You will therefore endeavor to make yourself acquainted, as far as diligent pursuit of your journey shall admit with the names of the nations & their numbers, the extent & limits of their possessions; their relations with other tribes or nations; their language, traditions, monuments, their ordinary occupations in agriculture, fishing, hunting, war, arts & the implements for these, their food, clothing, & domestic accommodations, the diseases prevalent among them, & the remedies they use, moral and physical circumstance which distinguish them from the tribes they know, particularities in their laws, customs & dispositions, and articles of commerce they may need or furnish & to what extent."
"Other objects worthy of notice will be the soil & face of the country, it's growth & vegetable productions, especially those not of the US; the animals of the country generally & especially those not known in the US; the remains & accounts of any which may be deemed rare or extinct; the mineral productions of every kind, but more particularly metals, limestone, pit coal & saltpetre, salines & mineral waters, noting the temperature of the last & such circumstances as may indicate their character; volcanic appearances; climate as characterized by the thermometer, by the proportion of rainy, cloudy & clear days, by lightening, hail, snow, ice, by the access & recess of frost, by the winds, prevailing at different seasons & the dates at which particular plants put forth or lose their flower or leaf, times of appearance of particular birds, reptiles or insects."
In 1803 Clark received a letter from Meriwether Lewis, inviting him to help lead an expedition of the territories west of the Mississippi River.
During their expedition, Lewis and Clark had to make it through rough winters and needed to seek help from the native American tribes that inhabited these winter grounds. There's a terrific book that chronicles Lewis and Clark's expedition from start to finish: The Journals of Lewis and Clark, edited by Bernard DeVoto published by Mariner Books. The Journals are a really fun read.
They helped pioneers because Lewis and Clark showed new and different ways to navigate things. The Lewis and Clark Expedition provided a better perception of the geography of the Northwest and the production of the first accurate maps of the area. During the journey, Lewis and Clark prepared approximately 140 maps. This enabled the United States to lay claim to the Oregon region. This claim helped make possible the great pioneer movement that settled the West in the mid-1800's.
Lewis and Clark did build peaceful relations towards the Indians. Lewis and Clark would give gifts and peace metals to the Indians they met. Also without the Indians help, Lewis and Clark would have never reached the Pacific. What really help to establish the peace between the Indians and the Explorers was Sacagawea and her baby, Pompey, because the Indians that they wouldn't bring a women and an infant along if it was not in peace.
As a team (although Lewis was the primary agent), Lewis and Clark influenced no less significant a person than the President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, in their attempt to help the United States grow both territorially and economically. With their wilderness and leadership experience as legitimizing factors, Lewis and Clark were instrumental in decisions made by the American government to look carefully westwards for opportunities to expand as a nation.
The Lewis and Clark Expedition : Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark .
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He let sacagawea help Lewis and Clark on there expedition.
In 1803 Clark received a letter from Meriwether Lewis, inviting him to help lead an expedition of the territories west of the Mississippi River.
Sacagwea new the land, language, and symbols.
Many Native Americans viewed the Lewis and Clark Expedition with suspicion and concern, as they saw it as a potential threat to their lands and way of life. Some tribes provided assistance to the expedition out of curiosity or in hopes of establishing diplomatic relations, while others saw it as an invasion of their territory.
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She helped Lewis and Clark through their expedition... of course!
Sacagawea interpreted for them.
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Sacagewea.Actually, if you think about if for a moment, it shouldn't be called the "Lewis and Clark Expedition". They had no idea where to go if Sacagewea didn't assist them!It should be called the "Sacagewea Expedition" :)