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What river was used by Lewis and Clark on their exploration of the west?
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What was another name used for the Lewis and Clark expedition?
Only after Clark joined Lewis on October 13, 1803 at Camp Dubois (in present-day Indiana)did they call their team the 'Corps of Discovery'
How much did the US pay for the Lewis and Clark expedition?
In January of 1803, Jefferson requested $2500 from Congress to pay for the costs of the trip. Thomas Jefferson then commissioned Capt. Meriwether Lewis (his presidential aide) to explore the newly purchased Louisiana Territory. This territory is what is now the northwest United States. The US government was the main financial backer, but 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. Lewis and Clark needed things such as; fur, food, guns,and money for trade.
River Louis and clark used to go west?
The expedition's goal as stated by President Jefferson was "to explore the Missouri River, & such principal stream of it as, by its course & communication with the water of the Pacific ocean may offer the most direct & practicable water communication across this continent, for the purposes of commerce." In addition, the expedition was to learn more about the Northwest's natural resources, inhabitants, and possibilities for settlement,Jefferson's instruction to Lewis were:"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."
Was a blunderbuss musket used by Americans?
Loise and Clark used them but the British made them.
Who was the great father Lewis and Clark told the native Americans about?
The "Great Father" that Lewis and Clark told the Native Americans about was Thomas Jefferson, the President of the United States at the time. In their great westward expedition called the Corps of Discovery Expedition, Lewis and Clark would introduce themselves and the concept of the United States government to the Native Americans they encountered in their journey. An article from PBS explains that "Lewis and Clark developed a ritual that they used when meeting a tribe for the first time. The captains would to the the tribal leaders that their land now belonged to the United States, and that a man far in the east - President Thomas Jefferson - was their new 'great father.'" The Native Americans were told they were the "children of a new great father who would provide them with trade and protection in place of their unreliable commerce with the French and the Spanish." I would encourage you to look up the encyclopedia article cited below from World Book, which you should be able to access through your local public library. It includes actual quotes from the diary one of the expedition members who discusses the 'great father.'
Which River was used by Lewis and Clark in their journey to the Pacific Ocean?
Missouri River
What is a fact about the Missouri River?
It flows into the Mississippi River. Lewis and Clark used the Missouri River to navigate further west.it is a river. PERIOD
How did Lewis and Clark make their way upstream?
Lewis and Clark used rafts and canoes and a lot of muscle power. Many times, the had to portage around treacherous places in the river.
What year did Lewis and Clark explore the Mississippi River?
Lewis and Clark explored parts of what is now Nevada in 1805. They were hunted at this time by people representing Spain because Nevada was in Spanish Territory. The Spaniards thought Lewis and Clark were encroaching on their land.
What traveling source did Lewis and clark use?
Lewis and clark mostly used boats.
What animals were used for clothing on the journey for Lewis and Clark?
Animals used for clothing by Lewis and Clark were deer. Deer were used for their skin to make leather for tunics, breeches, and moccasins.
What tools did Lewis and clark use to make their maps?
Some of the tools Lewis and Clark used to make their maps were the compass, the octant, and the sextant. In all, the Lewis and Clark Expedition created around 100 maps.
What did Sacagawea think about Lewis and clark?
Lewis and clark used Sacagawea as a sex slave. This has been erased from the history books to protect Lews and Clarks reputations. The Blackfoot Tribe claims that Lewis and Clark are responsible for the cultural genoside and rape of their tribe.
What was the name the ship that Lewis and Clark used?
The keelboat was the main ship
Who drew the maps on the Lewis and Clark expedition?
Clark did. He used a cartography(sp) to map the terran and record there findings.
What river led Lewis and Clark to the Pacific Ocean?
In spring 1805, they continued to the headwaters of the Missouri River, struggled across the Continental Divide at Lemhi Pass, and headed west along the Salmon, Clearwater, Snake, and Columbia Rivers to the Pacific. They landed at the mouth of the Columbia River, Astoria, Oregon on November 5 1805.
What are the rivers that Lewis and Clark used to go west?
Missouri and Mississippi rivers
