Corps of Discovery Expedition

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Corps_of_Discovery_Expedition

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:explorer
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition
gptkbp:category	gptkb:Exploration_of_North_America gptkb:History_of_the_United_States 1800s in the United States
gptkbp:commissionedBy	gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkbp:documentedIn	gptkb:Native_American_tribe geography of the western United States flora and fauna of the region
gptkbp:endDate	1806
gptkbp:established	gptkb:Fort_Clatsop gptkb:Fort_Mandan
gptkbp:fundedBy	gptkb:United_States_government
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Corps of Discovery Expedition
gptkbp:influenced	westward expansion of the United States
gptkbp:leader	gptkb:Meriwether_Lewis gptkb:William_Clark
gptkbp:meetingPlace	gptkb:Clatsop_tribe gptkb:Mandan_tribe gptkb:Nez_Perce_tribe gptkb:Shoshone_tribe
gptkbp:notableFauna	gptkb:Seaman_(Lewis's_dog)
gptkbp:notableMember	gptkb:York gptkb:Jean_Baptiste_Charbonneau gptkb:Sacagawea gptkb:Toussaint_Charbonneau
gptkbp:numberOfMembers	about 33
gptkbp:purpose	establish an American presence before European powers tried to claim it find a practical route across the western half of the continent explore the newly acquired Louisiana Territory
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:American_Westward_Expansion gptkb:Louisiana_Purchase
gptkbp:resultedIn	scientific discoveries improved relations with some Native American tribes detailed maps of the western United States increased knowledge of the region's resources
gptkbp:returnedTo	gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri
gptkbp:route	gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri
gptkbp:routeEnd	gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:significantEvent	reached the Pacific Ocean in November 1805
gptkbp:sponsor	gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:startDate	1804
gptkbp:visitedBy	gptkb:Columbia_River gptkb:Missouri_River gptkb:Rocky_Mountains
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Lewis_and_Clark_expedition
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6