Lewis and Clark expedition

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lewis_and_Clark_expedition

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:explorer
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Corps_of_Discovery_Expedition
gptkbp:commissionedBy	gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkbp:documentedIn	journals geographical features new animal species new plant species
gptkbp:endDate	1806-09-23
gptkbp:explores	gptkb:Louisiana_Territory gptkb:Oregon_Country
gptkbp:fundedBy	gptkb:United_States_government
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Lewis and Clark expedition
gptkbp:ledTo	gptkb:Meriwether_Lewis gptkb:William_Clark
gptkbp:legacy	inspired westward expansion increased knowledge of the American West numerous monuments and place names
gptkbp:meetingPlace	gptkb:Native_American_tribe gptkb:Blackfeet_tribe gptkb:Chinook_tribe gptkb:Mandan_tribe gptkb:Nez_Perce_tribe gptkb:Shoshone_tribe
gptkbp:notableMember	gptkb:York gptkb:Sacagawea gptkb:Toussaint_Charbonneau
gptkbp:numberOfMembers	about 45
gptkbp:purpose	explore the Louisiana Purchase find a practical route across the western half of the continent establish an American presence before European powers
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Louisiana_Purchase gptkb:Manifest_Destiny gptkb:American_frontier
gptkbp:resultedIn	maps of the American West scientific discoveries establishment of relations with Native American tribes
gptkbp:route	gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri
gptkbp:routeEnd	gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:significantEvent	wintered at Fort Clatsop wintered at Fort Mandan first crossing of North America to the Pacific by Americans
gptkbp:startDate	1804-05-14
gptkbp:visitedBy	gptkb:Columbia_River gptkb:Missouri_River gptkb:Rocky_Mountains
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Missouri_state_quarter gptkb:Native_American_$1_coins
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5