Lewis and Clark Expedition

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The Lewis and Clark Expedition was an early 19th-century American exploratory journey that mapped and studied the newly acquired western territories, establishing routes and relations that greatly expanded U.S. geographic and scientific knowledge.

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instanceOf United States military expedition
exploration expedition
scientific expedition
alsoKnownAs Lewis and Clark Expedition
surface form: Corps of Discovery Expedition

Lewis and Clark Expedition
surface form: Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery
authorizedBy United States Congress
commissionedBy Thomas Jefferson
country United States of America
destination Columbia River estuary
surface form: Mouth of the Columbia River

Pacific Ocean
documented Native American cultures
new animal species
new plant species
endDate 1806-09-23
endPlace St. Louis, Missouri, United States
surface form: St. Louis, Missouri
exploredRegion Columbia River Basin
surface form: Columbia River basin

Louisiana Purchase
Missouri River Basin
surface form: Missouri River basin

Rocky Mountains
guide Sacagawea
historicalPeriod early 19th century
interpreter Sacagawea
Toussaint Charbonneau
leader Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
member George Drouillard
John Ordway
Patrick Gass
Sacagawea
Toussaint Charbonneau
York
militaryUnitName Lewis and Clark Expedition self-linksurface differs
surface form: Corps of Discovery
purpose conduct scientific and geographic research
establish American presence in the West
explore the Louisiana Purchase
find a practical route to the Pacific Ocean
relatedEvent Louisiana Purchase
result established relations with numerous Native American tribes
expanded scientific knowledge of North American flora and fauna
produced detailed maps of the American West
strengthened U.S. claims to the Pacific Northwest
routeFollowed Columbia River
Missouri River
scientificDiscipline botany
ethnography
geography
zoology
sponsoredBy United States government
startDate 1804-05-14
startPlace Camp Dubois

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this entity surface form: Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery
Presidency of Thomas Jefferson majorEvent Lewis and Clark Expedition
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this entity surface form: Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
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this entity surface form: Corps of Discovery
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this entity surface form: Corps of Discovery
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this entity surface form: Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804–1806
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Cape Disappointment wasVisitedBy Lewis and Clark Expedition
important transportation corridor during westward expansion of the United States exploredBy Lewis and Clark Expedition
subject surface form: Missouri River
Lewis and Clark Expedition alsoKnownAs Lewis and Clark Expedition
this entity surface form: Corps of Discovery Expedition
Lewis and Clark Expedition alsoKnownAs Lewis and Clark Expedition
this entity surface form: Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery
Lewis and Clark Expedition militaryUnitName Lewis and Clark Expedition self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Corps of Discovery
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this entity surface form: Lewis and Clark journals
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Lewis and Clark Lake namedFor Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis and Clark County hasNamedForExpedition Lewis and Clark Expedition
John Baptiste Charbonneau bornDuring Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis and Clark River namedAfter Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis and Clark River historicallyAssociatedWith Lewis and Clark Expedition
Stephen E. Ambrose wroteAbout Lewis and Clark Expedition
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Toussaint Charbonneau participatedIn Lewis and Clark Expedition
this entity surface form: Corps of Discovery
Lisette Charbonneau associatedWith Lewis and Clark Expedition
Julia Hancock associatedWith Lewis and Clark Expedition
Capt. William Clark Park at Cottonwood Beach relatedTo Lewis and Clark Expedition