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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Target entity: Lewis and Clark Expedition Context triple: [Louisiana Purchase, followedBy, Lewis and Clark Expedition]
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Granma expedition
The Granma expedition was the 1956 seaborne journey in which Fidel Castro and his followers sailed from Mexico to Cuba to launch the guerrilla war that ignited the Cuban Revolution.
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Mormon Trail
The Mormon Trail was a 19th-century overland route used by Latter-day Saint pioneers migrating west from the Midwest to the Salt Lake Valley in present-day Utah.
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Donner Party
The Donner Party was a group of American pioneers who became infamous for being trapped by heavy snow in the Sierra Nevada during the winter of 1846–1847, leading to extreme hardship and incidents of cannibalism.
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Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail was a historic 19th-century overland route that pioneers used to migrate by wagon from the Missouri River to the western United States, especially Oregon.
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Meriwether Lewis
Meriwether Lewis was an American explorer, soldier, and politician best known for co-leading the Lewis and Clark Expedition that charted the newly acquired western territories of the United States.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Lewis and Clark Expedition Target entity description: 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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A.
Granma expedition
The Granma expedition was the 1956 seaborne journey in which Fidel Castro and his followers sailed from Mexico to Cuba to launch the guerrilla war that ignited the Cuban Revolution.
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B.
Mormon Trail
The Mormon Trail was a 19th-century overland route used by Latter-day Saint pioneers migrating west from the Midwest to the Salt Lake Valley in present-day Utah.
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C.
Donner Party
The Donner Party was a group of American pioneers who became infamous for being trapped by heavy snow in the Sierra Nevada during the winter of 1846–1847, leading to extreme hardship and incidents of cannibalism.
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D.
Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail was a historic 19th-century overland route that pioneers used to migrate by wagon from the Missouri River to the western United States, especially Oregon.
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Meriwether Lewis
Meriwether Lewis was an American explorer, soldier, and politician best known for co-leading the Lewis and Clark Expedition that charted the newly acquired western territories of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military expedition
ⓘ
exploration expedition ⓘ scientific expedition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lewis and Clark Expedition
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surface form:
Corps of Discovery Expedition
Lewis and Clark Expedition ⓘ
surface form:
Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery
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| 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
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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
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ethnography ⓘ geography ⓘ zoology ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | United States government ⓘ |
| startDate | 1804-05-14 ⓘ |
| startPlace | Camp Dubois ⓘ |
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