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Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition_(1804–1806)
GPTKB entity
Statements (44)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:explorer
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Corps_of_Discovery
gptkbp:commissionedBy
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:documentedIn
gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkb:plant_species
gptkb:wildlife
gptkbp:endDate
1806
gptkbp:firstReachedPacific
November 1805
gptkbp:fundedBy
gptkb:U.S._government
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806)
gptkbp:journalKeptBy
gptkb:Meriwether_Lewis
gptkb:William_Clark
gptkbp:leader
gptkb:Meriwether_Lewis
gptkb:William_Clark
gptkbp:legacy
expanded knowledge of North American geography
increased U.S. claims to Oregon Country
inspired further exploration and settlement
gptkbp:meetingPlace
gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkb:Blackfeet_tribe
gptkb:Mandan_tribe
gptkb:Nez_Perce_tribe
gptkb:Shoshone_tribe
gptkbp:notableMember
gptkb:York
gptkb:Sacagawea
gptkb:Toussaint_Charbonneau
gptkbp:numberOfMembers
about 33
gptkbp:purpose
explore the Louisiana Purchase
find a water route to the Pacific Ocean
gptkbp:resultedIn
establishment of American presence in the West
maps of the western United States
scientific discoveries
gptkbp:returnedToStLouis
September 1806
gptkbp:route
gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri
gptkbp:routeEnd
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:significantEvent
crossed the Continental Divide
built Fort Clatsop
built Fort Mandan
gptkbp:startDate
1804
gptkbp:visitedBy
gptkb:Columbia_River
gptkb:Missouri_River
gptkb:Rocky_Mountains
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Exploration_of_North_America
gptkbp:bfsLayer
6