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).
The team departed St. Louis in May 1804 heading up the Missouri River. They would spend their first winter at Fort Mandan at the present site of Bismarck, North Dakota. In spring 1805, they continued to the headwaters of the Missouri River, struggled across the Continental Divide, and headed west along the Salmon, Snake, and Columbia Rivers to the Pacific. They returned to St. Louis the following year.
And being that the expedition began in Pittsburgh, states they passed through would include: Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, then Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Oregon and Washington.
The exploration of the Louisiana territory was led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, who were commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson in 1804 to explore the region and find a water route to the Pacific Ocean. They embarked on their expedition, known as the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and successfully mapped and documented the territory.
President Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the land acquired in the Louisiana Purchase. Lewis and Clark led the famous Lewis and Clark Expedition from 1804 to 1806, documenting and mapping the newly acquired territory.
The Missouri River and the Mississippi River are at the starting point of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
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.
The mapmaker for the Lewis and Clark expedition was William Clark, one of the leaders of the expedition. He was responsible for creating detailed maps of the uncharted territory they explored, documenting the landscape, rivers, and Native American tribes they encountered.
They explored the Louisiana Territory.
No, Lewis and Clark were involved in an expedition to map and explore the newly purchased Louisiana Territory.Lewis and Clark Expedition (1803-06)Full information found here:Who_were_Lewis_and_Clark_and_what_was_their_significance
to explore the Louisiana Territory
The primary objectives of the Lewis and Clark Expedition were to explore and map the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase, establish diplomatic relations with Native American tribes, find a practical route across the western half of the continent, and study the plants, animals, and geography of the region.
The Lewis and Clark expedition was sent west by Thomas Jefferson to explore the recently purchased Louisiana Territory.
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.
Thomas Jefferson was president at the time of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. infact, he sent Lewis out to explore and Lewis chose Clark to come along. So, Thomas Jefferson had a huge influence on the expedition.
They explored the Louisiana Territory
to explore the vast Louisiana Territory
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on their expedition Lewis and Clark went to the upper Missouri River region.
William Clark explored with Meriwether Lewis as part of the Lewis and Clark Expedition from 1804 to 1806.