Meriwether Lewis was the named leader of the expedition.
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.
After Lt. William Clark offered to join Meriwether Lewis on the expedition on October 13, 1803 at Camp Dubois (in present-day Indiana), they named their team the "Corps of Volunteers for North Western Discovery."
Meriwether Lewis was 29 years old when he began the expedition
The Lewis and Clark expedition was an exploration journey commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson in 1804. Led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, the expedition primarily involved the United States, specifically exploring the western territories acquired through the Louisiana Purchase. The expedition aimed to map a route to the Pacific Ocean and establish American presence in the newly acquired lands.
Lewis, Clark, Sacajawea
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Thomas Jefferson paid.
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They were referred to as the Lewis and Clark Expedition or "the Corps of Discovery."
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were their names.
The weather hindered Lewis and Clark's expedition. The weather was so bad that they couldn't reach the West.
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