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Lewis and Clark needed to find the Shoshone Indians, Sacajewea's tribe, in order to get horses and shelter. By splitting up, they could find them faster.

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What settlement did Lewis and Clark expedition open up?

The Lewis and Clark expedition opened up the West for settlement. :]


Did Lewis and Clark ever split up on the expedition?

Yes they did


What happened leading up to Lewis and Clark expedition?

they died


How did Lewis and clark change America?

Lewis and Clark changed America because their expedition for a new water route opened up new territory. The expedition was between 1804 and 1806.


Did anyone get lost on the Lewis and Clark expedition?

Yes someone did get lost on the Lewis and Clark expedition.


How old were Lewis and Clark when they began their expedition?

Before Meriwether Lewis met up with Clark, he began the expedition on August 30, 1803 in Pittsburgh PA. At this time, Lewis was 29 years old. Lt. William Clark joined Meriwether Lewis on the expedition on October 13, 1803 at Camp Dubois (in present-day Indiana). It was then named their team the "Corps of Discovery." At this time, William Clark was 33.


What are three facts about Lewis and Clark's journey?

Lewis and Clark Expedition (1803-06) 1.) 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).2.) At the time, Lewis was 29 years old and Clark was 33.3.) The party of nearly 30 --including Lewis and Clark, three sergeants, 22 enlisted men, volunteers, interpreters, and Clark's slave.


Which way did clark go when the expedition split up?

Lewis and Clark split up during their expedition and Lewis stayed near to the Missouri River and Clark went south through the fringes on Montana till he found the Yellowstone River, which was also a tributary of the Missouri river. Then Clark would follow Yellowstone River east to meet the Missouri River and the expedition would continue.


How did Lewis and clark prepare for expedition?

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 had rounded up some men from the mountains to help on the expedition.


What age was Lewis when he led the Lewis and Clark expedition?

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). They then named their team the "Corps of Discovery." At that time, Lewis was 29 years old and Clark was 33. From there, they sailed down the Ohio River towards St. Louis.


How many times did Lewis and Clark split up on their expedition?

only once, on the way back from their journey.


Where did Lewis and Clark join the expedition?

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). They then named their team the "Corps of Discovery." At the time, Lewis was 29 years old and Clark was 33. From there, they sailed down the Ohio River towards St. Louis.