Lewis and Clark - School Report?

Question

I'm doing a school report and I need help on research for William Clark. I need to know his education, his skills, job-related experiences, Military experiences, other experiences, and possible career moves. Please help! Thankies!!!!

Answer 1

This should help. Good luck with your project.

1.) William Clark
(1770-1838)
Forever linked to the epic achievements of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, William Clark returned from that adventure to become a respected administrator of Indian affairs during the early years of American expansion into the West.

Clark was born into a Virginia plantation family in 1770, the youngest of six sons and the youngest brother of George Rogers Clark, the hero of the American Revolution in the West. When he was fourteen, Clark's family moved to a new plantation in Kentucky, and he would spend the rest of his life on America's shifting frontier.

Beginning in 1789, Clark served as a militiaman in campaigns against the Indians of the Ohio Valley. He became an officer in the regular army in 1792, and in 1794 fought in the battle of Fallen Timbers. Two years later he resigned from the army to manage his family's plantation.

Clark had become friends with Meriwether Lewis when they served together in 1795, and quickly accepted his invitation in 1803 to serve as co-leader of the "Corps of Discovery." After several months studying astronomy and map-making, Clark joined Lewis as he traveled by keelboat down the Ohio River from Pittsburgh. Together they journeyed to Wood River, Illinois, at the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, where they made final preparations over the winter. The next spring, they set out up the Missouri, and by October had reached the Mandan villages in present-day North Dakota, where they decided to stay for the winter.

2.) Captain William Clark, the red-haired co-captain of the Corps of Discovery, was born on August 1, 1770, the sixth son and ninth child from a family of 10 children. Originally from the same area of Virginia that was home to both Jefferson and Lewis, Clark’s parents relocated their family near the Rappahannock River, where William was born. All of Clark’s brothers were Revolutionary War veterans, including the famed George Rogers Clark, who commanded Virginia’s troops in the Kentucky region during Jefferson’s term as Virginia governor. After the War was over, the Clark family migrated across the Allegheny Mountains and down the Ohio River to Mulberry Hill, near Louisville. Clark learned about wilderness skills and natural history from his older brother, George.

Clark began his military career at age 19 when he joined the Kentucky Militia. He later joined the regular army and was promoted to lieutenant. During this strenuous time, Clark “learned how to build forts, draw maps, lead pack trains through enemy country, and fight the Indians on their ground.” On two occasions, Clark was sent to spy on the Spanish, who at the time were exploring and building forts high up the east bank of the Mississippi. By 1795, he had received successive promotions to leadership positions, eventually attaining the rank of Captain. Ensign Meriwether Lewis was among men assigned to Clark. The two struck up a lasting friendship that would lead to their co-commanding the Corps of Discovery.

William Clark possessed many physical and mental qualities that were beneficial as a leader of the Corps. Clark was over six feet tall and had a strong and muscular physical frame. The only major exception to his physical health was an obscure digestive ailment from which he suffered. He was quite proficient at eliciting information from native tribes during the expedition, which he recorded in his journal-writing and sketches. With less formal educational training than Lewis, Clark filled his journals with frequent grammatical and spelling errors, and long and confusing language.

Answer 2

Are you kidding me? You are smart enough to come to Yahoo answers to ask questions but not smart enough to figure out that you live in the age of Internet Research?? Do a quick search and YOUR OWN homework and research! Here's a site to get you started:

http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/a_c/clark.htm

Now go do your homework!

Answer 3

umm go to yahoo or google and and search lewis and clark

Answer 4

heres two quick links that have a little bit of info that you might need.

http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9249584
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/a_c/clark.htm

I hope this helps :)

Answer 5

http://www.lewis-clark.org/

Answer 6

www.rsd.edu/schools/lewisclark
www.owt.com/rsd/schools/lewisclark
caldwellschools.org/Schools/Elementary/Lewis_Clark_Elementary_School
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_&_Clark_Law_School
realestate.yahoo.com/North_Dakota/Berthold/Schools/Lewis_and_Clark_161