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.
Lewis and Clark split up during their expedition and Lewis stayed near to the Missouri River and Clark went south through the fringes on Montana till he found the Yellowstone River, which was also a tributary of the Missouri river. Then Clark would follow Yellowstone River east to meet the Missouri River and the expedition would continue.
Yes, a member of the expedition, Pvt. George Shannon, got separated from the group for several days while hunting and had to catch up with the expedition on his own.
The Lewis and Clark expedition was commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson in 1803 to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase territory. The journey began in 1804 and lasted over two years, covering more than 8,000 miles. The expedition's primary goal was to find a practical route from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean while also studying the area's plants, animals, and indigenous peoples.
Pros: the opportunity to learn about the territory we had purchased, including the geography and the Native Americans who lived there.Cons: the expense to the federal government of setting up the expedition. The danger to Lewis and Clark and their team. The length of time it would take before they would return.
they were both wise man, and knew how to complete what Jefferson was asking. they ended up doing an amazingjob.
Yes they did
only once, on the way back from their journey.
The Lewis and Clark expedition opened up the West for settlement. :]
Lewis and Clark split up during their expedition and Lewis stayed near to the Missouri River and Clark went south through the fringes on Montana till he found the Yellowstone River, which was also a tributary of the Missouri river. Then Clark would follow Yellowstone River east to meet the Missouri River and the expedition would continue.
They split at the mouth of the Medicine River
they died
Lewis and Clark changed America because their expedition for a new water route opened up new territory. The expedition was between 1804 and 1806.
Yes, a member of the expedition, Pvt. George Shannon, got separated from the group for several days while hunting and had to catch up with the expedition on his own.
Lewis and Clark needed to find the Shoshone Indians, Sacajewea's tribe, in order to get horses and shelter. By splitting up, they could find them faster.
Before Meriwether Lewis met up with Clark, he began the expedition on August 30, 1803 in Pittsburgh PA. At this time, Lewis was 29 years old. Lt. William Clark joined Meriwether Lewis on the expedition on October 13, 1803 at Camp Dubois (in present-day Indiana). It was then named their team the "Corps of Discovery." At this time, William Clark was 33.
Lewis and Clark Expedition (1803-06) 1.) Before Lewis met up with Clark, he began the expedition on August 30, 1803 in Pittsburgh PA. Lt. William Clark would offer to join Lewis on the expedition weeks later on October 13, 1803 at Camp Dubois (in present-day Indiana).2.) At the time, Lewis was 29 years old and Clark was 33.3.) The party of nearly 30 --including Lewis and Clark, three sergeants, 22 enlisted men, volunteers, interpreters, and Clark's slave.
Meriwether Lewis who had been appointed to the rank of Captain, was designated as the expedition "scientist". Prior to the expedition, Lewis went to Philadelphia for intense training by physician Benjamin Rush, astronomer-surveyor Andrew Ellicott, botanist Benjamin Barton, anatomist Casper Wister, and mathematician Robert Patterson. For three months he was tutored in the spring of 1803. The skills that Lewis learned would be passed on to Clark as they traveled. Prior to the expedition, Clark was in fact Lewis' superior officer and was very experienced in handling boats. Clark had rounded up some men from the mountains to help on the expedition.