Contrary to popular belief, the expedition DID NOT begin in St. Louis, Missouri. The first entry in the Lewis and Clark Expedition Journals state that the journey began in Pittsburgh, PA on August 30, 1803. Lewis, who had been assigned by Jefferson sailed down the Ohio River with supplies 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.
It wasn't. Lewis and Clark had nothing to do with the exploration of the Northwest Passage. The purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition was to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase and points west.
First of all, it was Meriwhether Lewis who was assigned to explore the West. Clark would offer to join up with the Discovery Corps weeks after Meriwether Lewis started his journey in Pittsburgh (yes, that's right, Pittsburgh, not St. Louis. Check out the related link to the Lewis and Clark Journals for that TRUE fact) And Lewis began his journey in 1803.
president Jefferson send Lewis and Clark on an expedition to the west because president Jefferson wanted to learn as much as he can he could about the land (Louisiana) he bought.
the presidentwanted them to go because he wanted them to explore so they could chart and route the Mississippi river.
1. To explore the Louisiana purchase 2. Find the northwest passage 3. To research the plants and animals of the Louisiana Purchase
they wanted to find more land to settle on.
Sacagawea and York helped Lewis and Clark explore the west
Thomas Jefferson hired Lewis & Clark to explore the west.
They didn't. They explored the Lousiana Purchase. Headed west from St. Louis to the Pacific Coast.
Yes, Louis and Clark went West for their expedition.
Sacagawea is better known for her accompaniment of Lewis and Clark on their expedition to explore the vast wilderness west of St. Louis, Missouri. She was also a Lemhi Shoshone Indian and traveled thousands of miles in that quest to help Louis and Clark as an interpreter and guide.
He sent lewis and Clark
Lewis and Clark were sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the west.
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Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
To the Pacific Ocean