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."
Lewis and Clark were commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase territory, to find a practical route across the western part of the continent, and to establish an American presence in these lands before other powers. Their expedition set out in 1804 and lasted until 1806.
Lewis and Clark explored because President Jefferson sent them to go to explore the west. He said that even though the land isn't mine, I need to know whats going on.
Lewis and Clark did not explore Colorado during their expedition. They traveled through the western United States, reaching the Pacific Ocean through the Columbia River.
The Lewis and Clark expedition was led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. They were both co-captains of the expedition, which aimed to explore and map the newly acquired territory of the Louisiana Purchase.
The group of explorers in the Lewis and Clark expedition were known as the Corps of Discovery. Led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, they set out to explore and map the newly acquired Louisiana Territory in the early 1800s.
William Clark explored for the United States government as a co-leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The expedition was commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson in 1804 to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase territory. Clark and Meriwether Lewis led the expedition to map and document the land west of the Mississippi River.
The Lewis and Clark expedition was led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. They were both Army officers tasked by President Thomas Jefferson to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Territory and find a water route to the Pacific Ocean.
Sacagawea and York helped Lewis and Clark explore the west
Lewis and Clark explored the western portion of the United States, specifically the area that is now known as the Louisiana Purchase. Their expedition, known as the Corps of Discovery, took them through present-day states such as Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Montana, among others.
Thomas Jefferson hired Lewis & Clark to explore the west.
They explored the Louisiana Territory.
It was 1805 when Lewis and Clark passed through Idaho.
Well, this is easy. Thomas Jefferson inspired Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the Louisiana.
Lewis and Clark were sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the west.
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, and Zebulon Pike
she was helping Lewis and Clark
Lewis and Clark explored Missouri River, and Columbia River.
meriwether Lewis & William clark are famos explores . thomas Jefferson made Lewis & clark to explore the unknow territority. that is who meriwether Lewis & William clark.
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