Lewis & Clark

GPTKB entity

Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf exploration duo
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Lewis_and_Clark_National_Historic_Trail
numerous monuments and place names
gptkbp:commissionedBy gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:Native_American_tribe
flora and fauna
gptkbp:expeditionDistance over 8,000 miles
gptkbp:expeditionDuration over 2 years
gptkbp:expeditionEndLocation gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:expeditionName gptkb:Corps_of_Discovery
gptkbp:expeditionShip keelboat
gptkbp:expeditionStartLocation gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri
gptkbp:expeditionYear 1804
1806
gptkbp:explores gptkb:Pacific_Northwest
gptkb:Louisiana_Purchase
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:United_States_government
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lewis & Clark
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition
gptkbp:legacy increased geographic and scientific knowledge of the region
established diplomatic relations with Native American nations
opened up the West for expansion
gptkbp:members gptkb:Meriwether_Lewis
gptkb:William_Clark
gptkbp:notableAchievement first American expedition to cross the western portion of the United States
gptkbp:notableCompanion gptkb:York
gptkb:Sacagawea
gptkb:Toussaint_Charbonneau
gptkbp:purpose explore and map the newly acquired western portion of the United States
establish an American presence before European powers tried to claim it
find a practical route across the western half of the continent
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ludonaute
gptkb:Tommy_Emmanuel
gptkb:Little_by_Little_(Tommy_Emmanuel_album)
gptkb:Nick_Bertozzi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7