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Meriwether Lewis who had been appointed to the rank of Captain, was designated as the expedition "scientist". Prior to the expedition, Lewis went to Philadelphia for intense training by physician Benjamin Rush, astronomer-surveyor Andrew Ellicott, botanist Benjamin Barton, anatomist Casper Wister, and mathematician Robert Patterson. For three months he was tutored in the spring of 1803.
The skills that Lewis learned would be passed on to Clark as they traveled. Prior to the expedition, Clark was in fact Lewis' superior officer and was very experienced in handling boats. Clark also served mainly as the expedition "doctor" and co-writer of the Journals. He often traded medical care for food and eventually established a reputation among the natives for his skills. Finding a man with a tumor on his thigh who couldn't walk, Clark cleansed and dressed the wound and left him some soap to wash the sore. He soon got better and as Clark says "this man assigned the restoration of his leg to me."
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Did Louis and Clark go West for their expedition?
Yes, Louis and Clark went West for their expedition.
Where did the Louis and Clark expedition spend the winter before returning to St. Louis?
The Lewis and Clark expedition left Fort Mandan in what is now North Dakota on April 7, 1805. The expedition had waited out the winter in the Native American settlement before resuming their westward journey.
Who was William Clark?
he was the leader of the Louis and Clark expedition
Where did Louis and clark begin there expedition?
st. Louis, Missouri
When did the Lewis and Clark expedition return to St Louis?
3years after starting the expedition
Where did the Lewis clark expedition spend the winter before returning to st. Louis?
The Lewis and Clark expedition left Fort Mandan in what is now North Dakota on April 7, 1805. The expedition had waited out the winter in the Native American settlement before resuming their westward journey.
Where did the Lewis and Clark expedition spend the winter before returning and St. Louis?
The Lewis and Clark expedition left Fort Mandan in what is now North Dakota on April 7, 1805. The expedition had waited out the winter in the Native American settlement before resuming their westward journey.
What did Louis and Clark want to find on their expedition?
The Northwest Passage
Who was second in command of the Louis and clark expedition?
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Who was a good friend of the leader of the Louis and Clark expedition?
Sakagawea
What did Sacagawea explore?
sacagawea explored for the Louis and Clark expedition.
Where did the Lewis and clark spend the winter before returning to st. Louis?
The Lewis and Clark expedition left Fort Mandan in what is now North Dakota on April 7, 1805. The expedition had waited out the winter in the Native American settlement before resuming their westward journey.
