Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark lead a group of men called the "Corps of Discovery" to explore the Louisiana Territory from 1804 to 1806.
Contrary to popular belief, the expedition DID NOT begin in St. Louis, Missouri. The first entry in the Lewis and Clark Expedition Journals state that the journey began in Pittsburgh, PA on August 30, 1803. Lewis, who had been assigned by Jefferson sailed down the Ohio River with supplies 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.
Contrary to popular belief, the expedition DID NOT begin in St. Louis, Missouri. The journey began in St. Charles, Missouri. Lewis, who had been assigned by Jefferson sailed down the Ohio River with supplies towards St. Charles. 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." ("Corps" is pronounced "CORE", not "CORPSE"). From there, they sailed down the Ohio River towards St. Charles. Meriwether Lewis had spent the time prior to their departure in St. Charles gathering information from mountain men returning from the west. They then departed St. Charles in May 1804 heading up the Missouri River.
Contrary to popular belief, the expedition DID NOT begin in St. Louis, Missouri. The first entry in the Lewis and Clark Expedition Journals state that the journey began in Pittsburgh, PA on August 30, 1803. Lewis, who had been assigned by Jefferson sailed down the Ohio River with supplies 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.
The Tigris River
The two men who explored the Missouri River in 1804 were Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. They led the Lewis and Clark Expedition, which was commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Territory and find a route to the Pacific Ocean. Their journey provided valuable information about the geography, biology, and indigenous peoples of the region.
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French-Canadian explorers Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette explored the Mississippi River from the Wisconsin River to the Arkansas River in 1673.
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Hernando de soto explored the Mississippi river he explored Florida he was born in 1496 in baretty Spain he died may 21 on the Mississippi river because of a fever his sponsers are Spain:fransisco Pizarro he explored Florida 1514 he traveled on a boat he had 300 men in his group he explored for wealth and respect he explored America for a sea way to china to trade goods he found the Mississippi river he is known today because he found the Mississippi river
The 2 french men were Alessandro Berhind and Franco Giruf.
The party of nearly 30 --including Lewis and Clark, three sergeants, 22 enlisted men, volunteers, interpreters, and Clark's slave -- departed St. Louis in May 1804 heading up the Missouri River.
Lewis and Clark explored the Louisiana Purchase. They and The Corps of Discovery (a group of about forty men) traveled to the village St. Charles. They also explored the Rocky Mountains. Pike explored in the Southwest into Spain's territory and got arrested.
Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark lead a group of men called the "Corps of Discovery" to explore the Louisiana Territory from 1804 to 1806.
Contrary to popular belief, the expedition DID NOT begin in St. Louis, Missouri. The first entry in the Lewis and Clark Expedition Journals state that the journey began in Pittsburgh, PA on August 31, 1804. Lewis, who had been assigned by Jefferson sailed down the Ohio River with supplies towards St. Louis. William Clark would offer to join Lewis on the expedition weeks later on October 13, 1804 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.
Hernando de Soto of Spain was probably the first and Rene-Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle of France explored the Mississippi River from its source to the Gulf of Mexico.