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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). From there, they sailed down the Ohio River towards St. Louis. 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." From there, they sailed down the Ohio River towards St. Louis. Meriwether Lewis had spent the time prior to their departure in St. Louis gathering information from mountain men returning from the west. They then departed St. Louis in May 1804 heading up the Missouri River.
If you don't believe that the expedition began in Pittsburgh, please check the related link below. It leads to a copy of the original Lewis and Clark Journals online. If you click the first entry, you will see that this is true.
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On which river did the exploration of the Louisiana Purchase begin?
Missouri
The Louisiana Purchase stretched from the Mississippi River to the?
Louisiana purchase stretched from the Mississippi river to the rocky mountains.
What was the natural boundary of the Louisiana purchase on the east?
The Mississippi River was the natural boundary of the Louisiana Purchase on the east.
The Louisiana purchase stretched from the Mississippi river to where?
Rockie Mountains
How did cities along the Mississippi river benefit from the Louisiana purchase?
The cites along the Louisiana purchase we're not In the lncluded
On which river did the exploration of the Louisiana Purchase begin?
Missouri
The Louisiana Purchase stretched from the Mississippi River to the?
Louisiana purchase stretched from the Mississippi river to the rocky mountains.
What was the natural boundary of the Louisiana purchase on the east?
The Mississippi River was the natural boundary of the Louisiana Purchase on the east.
The Louisiana purchase stretched from the Mississippi river to where?
Rockie Mountains
How did cities along the Mississippi river benefit from the Louisiana purchase?
The cites along the Louisiana purchase we're not In the lncluded
What river maker the eastern boundary of the Louisiana purchase?
The Mississippi River was an important boundary in the Louisiana Purchase. The United States paid about $15 million for the Louisiana territory, which only worked out to about 4 cents per acre.
Who gained control of the Mississippi River?
The United States through the Louisiana Purchase.
What physical feature divides Oregon from The Louisiana Purchase?
The Louisiana Purchase and Oregon are divided by the Rocky Mountains.
What body of water divided the United states and the Louisiana Territory after the Louisiana Purchase?
the mississippi river
What part of the Mississippi river was not included in Louisiana purchase?
The Louisiana Purchase expanded the southern part of the United States. It included many future states, but did not include the upper part of the Mississippi River.
Where The Louisiana Purchase take place?
Westward of the Mississippi River (In Mississippi)
What is the smallest state in the Louisiana purchase?
The smallest state in the Louisiana Purchase is Arkansas. Arkansas is west of the Mississippi River. Arkansas achieved statehood in 1836.
