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After finally purchasing the Louisiana Territory, Jefferson had requested $2500 from Congress to pay for the costs of the trip. 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.
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Is Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr related to Lewis or Clark?
Col. Meriwether Lewis Clark, Jr is the grandson of William Clark. His father was William Clark's son Meriwether Lewis Clark, Sr. William Clark had named his son after his friend Meriwether Lewis.
Who are Meriwether Lewis and William Clark?
meriwether Lewis & William clark are famos explores . thomas Jefferson made Lewis & clark to explore the unknow territority. that is who meriwether Lewis & William clark.
Are William Clark and Meriwether Lewis Clark brothers?
You might have the names wrong. They are: William Clark and Meriwether Lewis. Both were not brothers nor were they related.However, if you are referring to William Clark's son, his name was indeed Meriwether Lewis Clark. Clark had named his son after his friend Meriwether Lewis; but those two are father and son, and not brothers.up the Missouri River and into the Pacific Northwest.
What is clarks full name of Lewis and Clark?
The full name of the explorer is Meriwether Lewis and his companion is William Clark.
Who did Jefferson send to explore the Louisiana territory?
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, and Zebulon Pike
Who did president Jefferson hire to explore the Louisiana Purchase in 1803?
The Lewis and Clark Expedition : Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark .
What was Lewis first name?
His full name was "Meriwether Lewis." Both he and William Clark did not have a middle name. He is not to be confused with Meriwether Lewis Clark, William Clark's son or Meriwether Lewis Randolph, Thomas Jefferson's grandson.
Which two men did Jefferson send to explore the new western lands he acquired with the Louisiana Purchase?
Jefferson appointed Lewis and Clark to explore the Louisiana Purchase.
What are Lewis and Clark's full names?
Lewis and Clark's full names are Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Their famous journey lasted from 1804 until the fall of 1806.
What two men in the early 1800s led an expedition that covered 4000 miles of the American West?
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark.
What did William Clark name his first born son?
William Clark named his first born son Meriwether Lewis Clark, Sr., in honor of his friend.
Who was meriwether lewis's partner?
William Clark
