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Below is a list of things they brought with them to distribute among the natives they encountered.
5 lbs. White Wampum
5 lbs. White glass beads mostly small
20 lbs. Red beads assorted
5 lbs. of Yellow or Orange beads assorted
30 Calico shirts
12 Pieces of East India muslin handkerchiefs sprtiped or check'd with brilliant colors
12 Red silk handkerchiefs
144 Small sheap looking glasses
100 Burning glasses
4 Vials of Phosphorous
288 Steels for striking fire
144 Small cheap scissors
20 Pair large scissors
12 Groce needles assorted. 1 to 8 Common points.
12 Groce assorted with points for sewing leather.
288 Commong brass thimbles
10 lbs. Sewing thread assorted
24 Hanks sewing silk
8 lbs. Red lead
2 lbs. Vermillion
288 Knives small such as are generally used for the Indian trade, with fox'd blades & handles inlaid with brass
36 Large knives
36 Pipe tomahawks
12 lbs. Brass wire assorted
12 lbs. Iron wire, generally large
6 Belts of narrow ribbons colours assorted
50 lbs. Spun tobacco
20 Small falling axes to be obtained in Tennesee
40 Fish giggs such as the Indians use with a single barbed point - at Harper's Ferry
3 Groce fishing hooks assorted
3 Groce Mockerson awls assorted
50 lbs. Powder secured in a keg covered with oil cloth
24 Belts of worsted feiret or gartering colours brilliant and assorted
15 Sheets of copper cut into strips of an inch in wideth & a foot long
20 Sheets of tin
12 lbs. Strips of sheet iron 1 inch wide and 1 foot long
1 Piece of red cloth secong quality
1 Nest of 8 or 9 small copper kettles
100 Block-tin rings cheap kind ornamented with colored glass or mock-stone
2 Groces of brass curtain rings & sufficiently large for the finger
1 Groce cast iron combs
24 Blankets
12 Arm bands silver
12 Wrist bands
36 Ear trinkets
6 Groce drops of silver
4 dozen rings for fingers
4 Groces broaches of silver
12 Small medals
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∙ 15y ago5 lbs. White Wampum
5 lbs. White glass beads mostly small
20 lbs. Red beads assorted
5 lbs. of Yellow or Orange beads assorted
30 Calico shirts
12 Pieces of East India muslin handkerchiefs sprtiped or check'd with brilliant colors
12 Red silk handkerchiefs
144 Small sheap looking glasses
100 Burning glasses
4 Vials of Phosphorous
288 Steels for striking fire
144 Small cheap scissors
20 Pair large scissors
12 Groce needles assorted. 1 to 8 Common points.
12 Groce assorted with points for sewing leather.
288 Commong brass thimbles
10 lbs. Sewing thread assorted
24 Hanks sewing silk
8 lbs. Red lead
2 lbs. Vermillion
288 Knives small such as are generally used for the Indian trade, with fox'd blades & handles inlaid with brass
36 Large knives
36 Pipe tomahawks
12 lbs. Brass wire assorted
12 lbs. Iron wire, generally large
6 Belts of narrow ribbons colours assorted
50 lbs. Spun tobacco
20 Small falling axes to be obtained in Tennesee
40 Fish giggs such as the Indians use with a single barbed point - at Harper's Ferry
3 Groce fishing hooks assorted
3 Groce Mockerson awls assorted
50 lbs. Powder secured in a keg covered with oil cloth
24 Belts of worsted feiret or gartering colours brilliant and assorted
15 Sheets of copper cut into strips of an inch in wideth & a foot long
20 Sheets of tin
12 lbs. Strips of sheet iron 1 inch wide and 1 foot long
1 Piece of red cloth secong quality
1 Nest of 8 or 9 small copper kettles
100 Block-tin rings cheap kind ornamented with colored glass or mock-stone
2 Groces of brass curtain rings & sufficiently large for the finger
1 Groce cast iron combs
24 Blankets
12 Arm bands silver
12 Wrist bands
36 Ear trinkets
6 Groce drops of silver
4 dozen rings for fingers
4 Groces broaches of silver
12 Small medals
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∙ 15y agoFollow the related link to the actual documents from the National Archives. === === Hadley's Quadrant
Mariner's Compass & 2 pole chain
Set of plotting instruments
Thermometers
Cheap portable microscope
Pocket compass
Brass scale (1ft in length)
Magnetic needles in small straight silver or brass cases opening on the side with hinges
Instrument for measuring made of tape with feet and inches marked on it
Hydrometers
Theodolite
Set of planespheres
Artificial Horizons
Patent log
Papers of ink powder
Metal pens of brass and silver
Set of small slates & pencils
Creyons [not in the sense that we know, and that's how they spell it]
Sealing wax one bundle
1 Miller's edition of Lineus in 2 Vol
Books, Maps, Charts, Blank Vocabularies, Writing paper
1 Pair large brass money scales with two sets of weights
15 Rifles
15 Powder Horns & pouches complete
15 Pairs of Bullet Moulds
15 d. of Wipers or Gun worms
15 Ball screws
24 Pipe Tomahawks
24 Large knives
Extra parts of locks & tools for repairing items
15 Gun slings
500 Best flints
200 lbs. Best rifle powder
400 lbs. Lead
15 3 pt. Blankets
15 Match Coats with Hoods & belts
15 Woolen Overalls
15 Rifle Frocks of waterproof Cloth if possible
30 Pairs of socks or half stockings
20 Fatigue frocks or hunting shirts
30 Shirts of strong linen
30 yds. Common flannel
6 Copper kettles (1 of 5 gallons, 1 of 3, 2 of 2, & 2 of 1)
35 Falling axes
4 Drawing knives, short & strong
2 Augers of the patent kind
1 Small permanent Vice
1 Hand vice
36 Gimblets assorted
24 Files
12 Chisels
10 Nails
2 Steel plate hand saws
2 Vials of Phosphorous
1 container of phosphorous made of allum & sugar
4 Groce fishing hooks assorted
12 Bunches of drum line
2 Foot adzes
12 Bunches of small cord
2 Pick axes
3 Coils of rope
2 Spades
12 Bunches of small fishing line assorted
1 lb. Turkey or Oil stone
1 Iron mill for grinding corn
20 yds. of oil linen for wrapping & securing articles
10 yds of thicker quality for covering and lining boxes
40 yds of strong cloth to form two half faced Tents or Shelters
4 Tin blowing trumpets
2 Hand or spiral sping Steelyards
20 yds strong Oznaburgs
24 Iron spoons
24 Pint tin cups (without handles)
30 Steels for striking or making fire
100 Flints
2 Frows
6 Saddlers large needles
6 Large awls
Mosquito curtains
2 Patent chamber lamps & wicks
15 Oil cloth bags for securing provision
1 Sea grass hammock
150 lbs. Portable soup
3 Bushels of allum or rock salt
Spices assorted
6 Kegs of 5 gallons each making 30 gallons of rectified spirits
6 Kegs bound with iron hoops
5 lbs. White Wampum
5 lbs. White glass beads mostly small
20 lbs. Red beads assorted
5 lbs. of Yellow or Orange beads assorted
30 Calico shirts
12 Pieces of East India muslin handkerchiefs sprtiped or check'd with brilliant colors
12 Red silk handkerchiefs
144 Small sheap looking glasses
100 Burning glasses
4 Vials of Phosphorous
288 Steels for striking fire
144 Small cheap scissors
20 Pair large scissors
12 Groce needles assorted. 1 to 8 Common points.
12 Groce assorted with points for sewing leather.
288 Commong brass thimbles
10 lbs. Sewing thread assorted
24 Hanks sewing silk
8 lbs. Red lead
2 lbs. Vermillion
288 Knives small such as are generally used for the Indian trade, with fox'd blades & handles inlaid with brass
36 Large knives
36 Pipe tomahawks
12 lbs. Brass wire assorted
12 lbs. Iron wire, generally large
6 Belts of narrow ribbons colours assorted
50 lbs. Spun tobacco
20 Small falling axes to be obtained in Tennesee
40 Fish giggs such as the Indians use with a single barbed point - at Harper's Ferry
3 Groce fishing hooks assorted
3 Groce Mockerson awls assorted
50 lbs. Powder secured in a keg covered with oil cloth
24 Belts of worsted feiret or gartering colours brilliant and assorted
15 Sheets of copper cut into strips of an inch in wideth & a foot long
20 Sheets of tin
12 lbs. Strips of sheet iron 1 inch wide and 1 foot long
1 Piece of red cloth secong quality
1 Nest of 8 or 9 small copper kettles
100 Block-tin rings cheap kind ornamented with colored glass or mock-stone
2 Groces of brass curtain rings & sufficiently large for the finger
1 Groce cast iron combs
24 Blankets
12 Arm bands silver
12 Wrist bands
36 Ear trinkets
6 Groce drops of silver
4 dozen rings for fingers
4 Groces broaches of silver
12 Small medals
1 Keeled boat light strong at least 60 feet in length her burthen equal to 8 tons
1 Iron frame of canoe 40 feet long
1 Large Wooden canoe
12 Spikes for setting poles
4 Boat hooks & points complete
2 Chains and pad-locks for confining the boat & canoes
52 Pirogues (open boats)
Square sail (also called a broad sail)
35 Oars
2 Horses
15 lbs. of Best powder's bark
10 lbs. Epsom or Glauber Salts
4 oz. Calomel
12 oz. Opium
1.5 oz. Tartar emetic
8 oz. Borax
4 oz. Powdered Ipecacuana
8 oz. Powder Jalap
8 oz. Powdered Rhubarb
6 Best lancets
2 oz. White vitriol
4 oz. Lacteaum Saturni
4 Pewter Penis syringes
1 Flour of Sulphur
3 Clyster pipes
4 oz. Turlingtons Balsam
2 lbs. Yellow Bascilium
2 Sticks of Symple Diachylon
1 lb. Blistering Ointments
2 lbs. Nitre
2 lbs. Coperas
Barton's Elements of botany
Antoine Simon Le Page du Pratz's History of Louisiana
Richard Kirwan's Elements of Mineralogy
A Practical Introduction to Spherics and Nautical Astronomy
The Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris
Afour-volume dictionary
Atwo-volume edition of Linnaeus (the founder of the Latin classification of plants)
Tables for finding longitude and latitude
Map of the Great Bend of the Missouri River
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∙ 15y agoFollow the related link to the actual documents from the National Archives. === === Hadley's Quadrant
Mariner's Compass & 2 pole chain
Set of plotting instruments
Thermometers
Cheap portable microscope
Pocket compass
Brass scale (1ft in length)
Magnetic needles in small straight silver or brass cases opening on the side with hinges
Instrument for measuring made of tape with feet and inches marked on it
Hydrometers
Theodolite
Set of planespheres
Artificial Horizons
Patent log
Papers of ink powder
Metal pens of brass and silver
Set of small slates & pencils
Creyons [not in the sense that we know, and that's how they spell it]
Sealing wax one bundle
1 Miller's edition of Lineus in 2 Vol
Books, Maps, Charts, Blank Vocabularies, Writing paper
1 Pair large brass money scales with two sets of weights
15 Rifles
15 Powder Horns & pouches complete
15 Pairs of Bullet Moulds
15 d. of Wipers or Gun worms
15 Ball screws
24 Pipe Tomahawks
24 Large knives
Extra parts of locks & tools for repairing items
15 Gun slings
500 Best flints
200 lbs. Best rifle powder
400 lbs. Lead
15 3 pt. Blankets
15 Match Coats with Hoods & belts
15 Woolen Overalls
15 Rifle Frocks of waterproof Cloth if possible
30 Pairs of socks or half stockings
20 Fatigue frocks or hunting shirts
30 Shirts of strong linen
30 yds. Common flannel
6 Copper kettles (1 of 5 gallons, 1 of 3, 2 of 2, & 2 of 1)
35 Falling axes
4 Drawing knives, short & strong
2 Augers of the patent kind
1 Small permanent Vice
1 Hand vice
36 Gimblets assorted
24 Files
12 Chisels
10 Nails
2 Steel plate hand saws
2 Vials of Phosphorous
1 container of phosphorous made of allum & sugar
4 Groce fishing hooks assorted
12 Bunches of drum line
2 Foot adzes
12 Bunches of small cord
2 Pick axes
3 Coils of rope
2 Spades
12 Bunches of small fishing line assorted
1 lb. Turkey or Oil stone
1 Iron mill for grinding corn
20 yds. of oil linen for wrapping & securing articles
10 yds of thicker quality for covering and lining boxes
40 yds of strong cloth to form two half faced Tents or Shelters
4 Tin blowing trumpets
2 Hand or spiral sping Steelyards
20 yds strong Oznaburgs
24 Iron spoons
24 Pint tin cups (without handles)
30 Steels for striking or making fire
100 Flints
2 Frows
6 Saddlers large needles
6 Large awls
Mosquito curtains
2 Patent chamber lamps & wicks
15 Oil cloth bags for securing provision
1 Sea grass hammock
150 lbs. Portable soup
3 Bushels of allum or rock salt
Spices assorted
6 Kegs of 5 gallons each making 30 gallons of rectified spirits
6 Kegs bound with iron hoops
5 lbs. White Wampum
5 lbs. White glass beads mostly small
20 lbs. Red beads assorted
5 lbs. of Yellow or Orange beads assorted
30 Calico shirts
12 Pieces of East India muslin handkerchiefs sprtiped or check'd with brilliant colors
12 Red silk handkerchiefs
144 Small sheap looking glasses
100 Burning glasses
4 Vials of Phosphorous
288 Steels for striking fire
144 Small cheap scissors
20 Pair large scissors
12 Groce needles assorted. 1 to 8 Common points.
12 Groce assorted with points for sewing leather.
288 Commong brass thimbles
10 lbs. Sewing thread assorted
24 Hanks sewing silk
8 lbs. Red lead
2 lbs. Vermillion
288 Knives small such as are generally used for the Indian trade, with fox'd blades & handles inlaid with brass
36 Large knives
36 Pipe tomahawks
12 lbs. Brass wire assorted
12 lbs. Iron wire, generally large
6 Belts of narrow ribbons colours assorted
50 lbs. Spun tobacco
20 Small falling axes to be obtained in Tennesee
40 Fish giggs such as the Indians use with a single barbed point - at Harper's Ferry
3 Groce fishing hooks assorted
3 Groce Mockerson awls assorted
50 lbs. Powder secured in a keg covered with oil cloth
24 Belts of worsted feiret or gartering colours brilliant and assorted
15 Sheets of copper cut into strips of an inch in wideth & a foot long
20 Sheets of tin
12 lbs. Strips of sheet iron 1 inch wide and 1 foot long
1 Piece of red cloth secong quality
1 Nest of 8 or 9 small copper kettles
100 Block-tin rings cheap kind ornamented with colored glass or mock-stone
2 Groces of brass curtain rings & sufficiently large for the finger
1 Groce cast iron combs
24 Blankets
12 Arm bands silver
12 Wrist bands
36 Ear trinkets
6 Groce drops of silver
4 dozen rings for fingers
4 Groces broaches of silver
12 Small medals
1 Keeled boat light strong at least 60 feet in length her burthen equal to 8 tons
1 Iron frame of canoe 40 feet long
1 Large Wooden canoe
12 Spikes for setting poles
4 Boat hooks & points complete
2 Chains and pad-locks for confining the boat & canoes
52 Pirogues (open boats)
Square sail (also called a broad sail)
35 Oars
2 Horses
15 lbs. of Best powder's bark
10 lbs. Epsom or Glauber Salts
4 oz. Calomel
12 oz. Opium
1.5 oz. Tartar emetic
8 oz. Borax
4 oz. Powdered Ipecacuana
8 oz. Powder Jalap
8 oz. Powdered Rhubarb
6 Best lancets
2 oz. White vitriol
4 oz. Lacteaum Saturni
4 Pewter Penis syringes
1 Flour of Sulphur
3 Clyster pipes
4 oz. Turlingtons Balsam
2 lbs. Yellow Bascilium
2 Sticks of Symple Diachylon
1 lb. Blistering Ointments
2 lbs. Nitre
2 lbs. Coperas
Barton's Elements of Botany
Antoine Simon Le Page du Pratz's History of Louisiana
Richard Kirwan's Elements of Mineralogy
A Practical Introduction to Spherics and Nautical Astronomy
The Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris
Afour-volume dictionary
Atwo-volume edition of Linnaeus (the founder of the Latin classification of plants)
Tables for finding longitude and latitude
Map of the Great Bend of the Missouri River
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∙ 15y agoHere's a list of the gifts that Lewis and Clark took with them to divide amongst various tribes....
5 lbs. White Wampum
5 lbs. White glass beads mostly small
20 lbs. Red beads assorted
5 lbs. of Yellow or Orange beads assorted
30 Calico shirts
12 Pieces of East India muslin handkerchiefs sprtiped or check'd with brilliant colors
12 Red silk handkerchiefs
144 Small sheap looking glasses
100 Burning glasses
4 Vials of Phosphorous
288 Steels for striking fire
144 Small cheap scissors
20 Pair large scissors
12 Groce needles assorted. 1 to 8 Common points.
12 Groce assorted with points for sewing leather.
288 Commong brass thimbles
10 lbs. Sewing thread assorted
24 Hanks sewing silk
8 lbs. Red lead
2 lbs. Vermillion
288 Knives small such as are generally used for the Indian trade, with fox'd blades & handles inlaid with brass
36 Large knives
36 Pipe tomahawks
12 lbs. Brass wire assorted
12 lbs. Iron wire, generally large
6 Belts of narrow ribbons colours assorted
50 lbs. Spun tobacco
20 Small falling axes to be obtained in Tennesee
40 Fish giggs such as the Indians use with a single barbed point - at Harper's Ferry
3 Groce fishing hooks assorted
3 Groce Mockerson awls assorted
50 lbs. Powder secured in a keg covered with oil cloth
24 Belts of worsted feiret or gartering colours brilliant and assorted
15 Sheets of copper cut into strips of an inch in wideth & a foot long
20 Sheets of tin
12 lbs. Strips of sheet iron 1 inch wide and 1 foot long
1 Piece of red cloth secong quality
1 Nest of 8 or 9 small copper kettles
100 Block-tin rings cheap kind ornamented with colored glass or mock-stone
2 Groces of brass curtain rings & sufficiently large for the finger
1 Groce cast iron combs
24 Blankets
12 Arm bands silver
12 Wrist bands
36 Ear trinkets
6 Groce drops of silver
4 dozen rings for fingers
4 Groces broaches of silver
12 Small medals
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∙ 14y agoLewis and Clark set out west across the continent to map out land for the United States. These lands had not yet been settled or even explored by Americans yet thus they belonged to the Native Americans. Lewis and Clark giving gifts to the Native Americans was a diplomatic measure. This established good relations allowing the two to continue on their journey westward without worries of Native American attacks.
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∙ 13y ago5 lbs. White Wampum
5 lbs. White glass beads mostly small
20 lbs. Red beads assorted
5 lbs. of Yellow or Orange beads assorted
30 Calico shirts
12 Pieces of East India muslin handkerchiefs sprtiped or check'd with brilliant colors
12 Red silk handkerchiefs
144 Small sheap looking glasses
100 Burning glasses
4 Vials of Phosphorous
288 Steels for striking fire
144 Small cheap scissors
20 Pair large scissors
12 Groce needles assorted. 1 to 8 Common points.
12 Groce assorted with points for sewing leather.
288 Common brass thimbles
10 lbs. Sewing thread assorted
24 Hanks sewing silk
8 lbs. Red lead
2 lbs. Vermillion
288 Knives small such as are generally used for the Indian trade, with fox'd blades & handles inlaid with brass
36 Large knives
36 Pipe tomahawks
12 lbs. Brass wire assorted
12 lbs. Iron wire, generally large
6 Belts of narrow ribbons colours assorted
50 lbs. Spun tobacco
20 Small falling axes to be obtained in Tennessee
40 Fish giggs such as the Indians use with a single barbed point - at Harper's Ferry
3 Groce fishing hooks assorted
3 Groce Mockerson awls assorted
50 lbs. Powder secured in a keg covered with oil cloth
24 Belts of worsted feiret or gartering colours brilliant and assorted
15 Sheets of copper cut into strips of an inch in wideth & a foot long
20 Sheets of tin
12 lbs. Strips of sheet iron 1 inch wide and 1 foot long
1 Piece of red cloth second quality
1 Nest of 8 or 9 small copper kettles
100 Block-tin rings cheap kind ornamented with colored glass or mock-stone
2 Groces of brass curtain rings & sufficiently large for the finger
1 Groce cast iron combs
24 Blankets
12 Arm bands silver
12 Wrist bands
36 Ear trinkets
6 Groce drops of silver
4 dozen rings for fingers
4 Groces broaches of silver
12 Small medals
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What 5 gifts did Lewis and clark gave the native Americans?
Lewis and Clark gave the Native Americans gifts such as beads, trinkets, tobacco, flags, and mirrors. These were given as gestures of goodwill and to establish peaceful relations during their expedition.
How many beads did Lewis and Clark trade?
Lewis and Clark had brought with them, as gifts to the Native Americans: "5 lbs. White glass beads mostly small", "20 lbs. Red beads assorted", and "5 lbs. of Yellow or Orange beads assorted." These were meant to be used strictly as gifts, but it is true that Lewis and Clark might have used some to trade for supplies when it was necessary.
Did the Lewis and Clark expedition build a bond between the Americans and the Native Americans?
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.
How many knives did they take on the Lewis and Clark expedition?
Lewis and Clark took with them 24 large knives as part of their supply of arms, along with some guns. They also brought 4 drawing knives, as part of their camp equipage. Finally, they brought 36 large knives, that were strictly gifts for the Native Americans.
What holidays did Lewis and Clark celebrate?
Lewis and Clark celebrated Christmas, New Years, and the 4th of July. In 1805 they gave Christmas gifts to the soldiers, and Lewis presented Clark with a pair of warm winter socks.
Who paid for the Lewis and clark trip?
After finally purchasing the Louisiana Territory, Jefferson had requested $2500 from Congress to pay for the costs of the trip. However that money was used to provide for medicine, gifts for the Native Americans and camp equipment. Jefferson as well as those in the American Philosophical Society would provide minor donations of books, maps, and scientific equipment. To pay for supplies obtained from trading posts along the way Lewis and Clark used a government issued IOU. They also did a lot of bartering, especially with Native Americans.
How much did lewis' and clark's trip cost?
After finally purchasing the Louisiana Territory, Jefferson had requested $2500 from Congress to pay for the costs of the trip. However that money was used to provide for medicine, gifts for the Native Americans and camp equipment. Jefferson as well as those in the American Philosophical Society would provide minor donations of books, maps, and scientific equipment. To pay for supplies obtained from trading posts along the way Lewis and Clark used a government issued IOU. They also did a lot of bartering, especially with Native Americans.
What two gifts did Lewis and Clark bring to Jefferson?
Two bears and a partridge.
Why were beads taken on the Lewis and clark expidition?
They were taken as gifts to give to the Indians and there leaders.
How much money was Lewis and clark giving to spend on there expedition?
After finally purchasing the Louisiana Territory, Jefferson had requested $2500 from Congress to pay for the costs of the trip. However that money was used to provide for medicine, gifts for the Native Americans and camp equipment. Jefferson as well as those in the American Philosophical Society would provide minor donations of books, maps, and scientific equipment. To pay for supplies obtained from trading posts along the way Lewis and Clark used a government issued IOU. They also did a lot of bartering, especially with Native Americans.
What country sponsored Lewis and Clark's expedition?
The U.S.A. provided the Lewis and Clark expedition who explored the Louisiana Purchase with the money. Thomas Jefferson (our 3rd president) was the main person who sponsored it. Jefferson had requested $2500 from Congress to pay for the costs of the trip. However that money was used to provide for medicine, gifts for the Native Americans and camp equipment. Jefferson as well as those in the American Philosophical Society would provide minor donations of books, maps, and scientific equipment.
Which Indian tribes were the first to council with Lewis and Clark and what were the gifts given to them?
The first Indian tribes to council with Lewis and Clark were the Mandan and Hidatsa tribes in present-day North Dakota. The explorers exchanged gifts with the tribes, including beads, cloth, mirrors, and other trinkets.
