Social studies?..?

Question

What was the purpose of the Lewis And Clark Expedition What route Did it follow ?

Answer 1

Purchase, and Discovery of the Northwestern Territory.



When Thomas Jefferson dispatched Lewis and Clark to find a water route across North America and explore the uncharted West, he expected they'd encounter woolly mammoths, erupting volcanoes, and a mountain of pure salt. What they found was no less surprising. See it all on our journey: journal entries, historical photos, drawings, and more. Follow the link

In 1803 Thomas Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark's Corps of Discovery to find a water route to the Pacific and explore the uncharted West. He believed woolly mammoths, erupting volcanoes, and a mountain of pure salt awaited them.

What they found was no less mind-boggling: some 300 species unknown to science, nearly 50 Indian tribes, and the Rockies.

Started At St. Charles, MO

Having started upstream on the Missouri River from their St. Louis-area camp—where they had been preparing for the expedition since fall 1803—on May 14, William Clark and nearly four dozen other men met up with Meriwether Lewis on May 20. The Lewis and Clark expedition—"the Corps of Discovery"—began making its way up the Missouri aboard a 55-foot-long (17-meter-long) keelboat and two smaller pirogues. As they traveled, Clark spent most of his time on the keelboat, charting the course and making maps, while Lewis was often ashore, studying the rock formations, soil, animals, and plants along the way.

Always the members of the expedition were on the lookout for Indians, hoping they would be peaceable, armed in case they weren't. For security, Lewis and Clark made camp on river islands whenever possible and posted guards at night. By the end of July they had traveled more than 600 miles (1,110 kilometers) up the river. Still they had not met a single Indian.

Heading Into Danger?
August 01-31, 1804

At sunset on August 2, a party of Oto and Missouri Indians arrived at the expedition's camp. This first Indian encounter went well, the two sides exchanging greetings and gifts. But the captains realized that things would be different when they met the Sioux. President Jefferson had specifically mentioned the need to make a friendly impression on this powerful tribe.

During this time, Sergeant Charles Floyd became the first U.S. soldier to die west of the Mississippi when he died on August 20, probably of appendicitis. He was the only member of the Corps to die along the journey.

By the final week of August, Lewis and Clark had reached the eastern edge of the Great Plains, a virtual Eden abounding in elk, deer, buffalo, and beaver. They were now heading toward the heart of Sioux territory.

The expedition first encountered the Yankton Sioux, a more peaceable people than their neighbors farther up the Missouri, the Teton Sioux. The Yankton were somewhat disappointed by the gifts they received—a mere five medals—and warned the Americans about the reception they would receive upriver.

Answer 2

the purpose of lewis and clark's expedition was to find an All-Water route through the country so they wouldn't have to sail all the way around south america to get to asia. Why didn't they just walk on land across the continent? Because it would actually take shorter to take a ship around the entire south american continent than it would be to cross the north american continent by land with the technology they knew of back then. They took the missouri river until the continental divide, (rocky mts.) and then went on the colombia river.
They reached the pacific ocean, but , unfortunately, did not find an all water route.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

They were going along the Oregon Trail to discover the land in the American West (Oregon,Washington etc..)

for settlement purposes