Lewis and Clark reached the Pacific Ocean on November 5, 1805. The explorers began their journey home on March 23, 1806. On July 3, after crossing the Continental Divide, the Corps split into two teams so Lewis could explore the Marias River. Lewis and Clark stayed separated until they reached the confluence of the Yellowstone and Missouri Rivers on August 11. Once reunited, the Corps was able to return home quickly via the Missouri River. They reached St. Louis on September 23, 1806.
water route to the pacific ocean
The purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition, or Corps of Discovery , was to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean.
They were lucky because they made it all the way to Pacific Ocean and back.
They were commissioned by Thomas Jefferson to look for a water route to the pacific ocean, they were following the river hoping that it would lead out into the Pacific ocean.
The Lewis and Clark Expedition ended in the Pacific Ocean near present-day Astoria, Oregon. They reached the mouth of the Columbia River in November 1805, marking the successful completion of their journey to explore the western territory of the United States.
One of the goals of the Lewis and Clark expedition was not to discover a water route to the Pacific Ocean.
on the west coast, in Oregon at the end of the Columbia river
Even before the Lewis and Clark expedition, people already knew that the Pacific Ocean existed. The mission of the Lewis and Clark expedition was to find an all-water route to the Pacific Ocean. Therefore, they expected to find the Pacific, but they did not expect the various animal and native encounters along the way.
Lewis and Clark journeyed to the pacific ocean
Lewis and Clark reached the pacific ocean in November 15 1805
Lewis and Clark did not discover the Pacific Ocean, they knew it existed long before their expedition. They were in fact assigned to explore the newly purchased Louisiana Territory and find the "easiest way" to the Pacific. They certainly weren't looking for a "Northwest Passage."
Lewis and Clark found a pathway to the Pacific Ocean and Lewis found a passageway from the ocean to another place.
Assisting the Lewis and Clark expedition. She helped them on their expedition to discover new western lands and a route to the Pacific ocean.
Louis and Clark reached the Pacific ocean in 1805.
Lewis and Clark explored the Pacific Northwest and blazed a trail to the Pacific Ocean.
The Ocean...
Lewis and Clark.