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Well, honey, Lewis and Clark's expedition lasted about 28 months from May 1804 to September 1806. So, if my math is correct, that's a little over 2 years of trekking through the wild unknown. Those boys really knew how to rough it out in the great outdoors!

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How many animals did Lewis and Clark kill in their expedition?

This answer is unknown. You should ask Sacageugea. But it is on record that the ate a NATIVE AMERICAN because they were starving.


How many months did it take to return from the Lewis and clark trip?

From May 23rd, 1806 to September 23rd 1806, 6 months


How many STATES made up the U.S. at the time of Lewis and clarks 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).And being that the expedition began in Pittsburgh, states the expedition passed through would include: Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, then Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Oregon and Washington.If you don't believe that the Lewis and Clark expedition began in Pittsburgh, please refer to the link below and it will lead you to the first entry of the Lewis and Clark Journals.


Why did Sacajwea go with Lewis and Clark on the expedition?

Sacagawea really didn't assertively join the expedition. It was her husband Toussaint Charbonneau who was invited and hired by Lewis and Clark as an interpreter, and Sacagawea would at first only serve as a companion. However, her skills in interpretation proved superior to her husband's, and Lewis and Clark were impressed. She was also very calm and level-headed in many instances, whereas her husband would often panic so Lewis and Clark learned to trust her guidance more than his. She became invaluable as a guide in the region of her birth, near the Three Forks of the Missouri, and as a interpreter between the expedition and her tribe when the expedition reached that area. After she gave birth during the expedition to Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau on February 11, 1805 she also quieted the fears of other Native Americans, for no war party traveled with a woman and a small baby.


How did meriwether lewis's accomplishments contribute to his country?

It is important to note that Meriwether Lewis couldn't have completed the expedition without the help of William Clark and Sacagawea. In fact, President Thomas Jefferson asked Lewis to lead the expedition, but Lewis wanted help from Clark. The Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804-1805 gave people an idea of what the Great Plains was like. If they hadn't made that expedition, it probably would have been much longer before pioneers attempted to cross to California and the Pacific Northwest, as well as the fact that it would have been longer before people settled in the Great Plains. They also established friendly relations with many of the tribes, which made it safer for those who would travel and settle in the frontier. However, the expedition was of no benefit to the Native Americans, and only accelerated the speed at which they were driven from their land and their way of life.