Meriwether Lewis and William Clark are best known for their expedition across the Louisiana territory and exploring the vast land mass. They traveled from the Mississippi River to the West Coast and back. The expedition was called “The Corps of Discovery”, and was President Thomas Jefferson's visionary project to explore the American West.
After purchasing the Louisiana Territory from the French, President Jefferson, who had no clue how much land had been bought, asked Congress to appropriate a $2,500 budget for an expedition to explore the vast land. It began in May of 1804 and ended in September of 1806. During this expedition Lewis and Clark met many Indian tribes, some of whom they had to fight, some with whom they were able to ally themselves to aid in their expedition.
During their travels they met an Indian woman, Sacajawea, who served them as a guide. The group returned with important information about the new western territory and the people who lived on it, as well as information about natural features such as rivers, mountains, plants and animals. The mapping of the North American continent owes much to the Lewis and Clark expedition.
-Ashish
After purchasing the Louisiana Territory from the French, President Jefferson, who had no clue how much land had been bought, asked Congress to appropriate a $2,500 budget for an expedition to explore the vast land. It began in May of 1804 and ended in September of 1806. During this expedition Lewis and Clark met many Indian tribes, some of whom they had to fight, some with whom they were able to ally themselves to aid in their expedition.
During their travels they met an Indian woman, Sacajawea, who served them as a guide. The group returned with important information about the new western territory and the people who lived on it, as well as information about natural features such as rivers, mountains, plants and animals. The mapping of the North American continent owes much to the Lewis and Clark expedition.
-Ashish
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