Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806)

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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