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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). From there, they sailed down the Ohio River towards St. Louis. William Clark would offer to join Lewis on the expedition weeks later on October 13, 1803 at Camp Dubois (in present-day Indiana). They then named their team the "Corps of Discovery." From there, they sailed down the Ohio River towards St. Louis. Meriwether Lewis had spent the time prior to their departure in St. Louis gathering information from mountain men returning from the west. They then departed St. Louis in May 1804 heading up the Missouri River.
If you don't believe that the expedition began in Pittsburgh, please check the related link below. It leads to a copy of the original Lewis and Clark Journals online. If you click the first entry, you will see that this is true.
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Who was president when the Lewis and Clark trip was going on?
thomas Jefferson
What area were Lewis and Clark are going to explore?
The pacific ocean
How were Lewis and Clark congratulated?
They weren’t. Both barely got paid and Clark died going to Washington to ask for funds.
What were lewis and clarks first names?
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark embarked on their Corps of Discovery trip to explore and map the Louisiana purchase for President Thomas Jefferson. It was the first expedition to explore the western portion of the continent, beginning on the Mississippi and going west through the continental divide to the Pacific coast.
How were Lewis and Clark selected to lead the expedition?
Because they were the best at going on expeditions out of the people they could have chosen.
What did Lewis and Clark risk by going on the expedition?
they risked it by putting their own lives in risk that the risks they toulk
Why was Lewis and Clark's expedition important?
without lewis and clark going on their expedition, we wouldn't have the information about the west side of the mississippi river that we have today. at least, we wouldn't have had it so soon. it probably would have been discovered several years later.
Who explored the vast Louisiana territory for president Thomas Jefferson?
President Jefferson gave the job of exploring the Louisiana territory to Lewis and Clark. The western boundaries of the purchase were already being contested. Jefferson wanted to quickly get three missions going, aimed at mapping the new territory.
In which direction did the Lewis and Clark expedition travel going from St. Louis to Fort Mandan?
northwest unless I'm mistaken.
Where did Lewis and clark plan on going when they started the expedition?
They were really just beaten down by drunk Indians and had butt problems.
Why did the lewis and clark include Sacagawea in the expedition?
They included her in the expedition because her husband was going to be a translator so she had to be one too.
What was the diet of Lewis and Clark expedition?
they ate nothing. they just traveled and just kept going to find their lost treasure
