Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Meriwether_Lewis_and_William_Clark
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf explorer duo
gptkbp:commissionedBy gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:Native_American_tribe
flora and fauna
geography of the western United States
gptkbp:expeditionName gptkb:Corps_of_Discovery
gptkbp:expeditionYear 1804
1806
gptkbp:explores gptkb:Pacific_Northwest
gptkb:Louisiana_Purchase
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition
gptkbp:legacy increased knowledge of the region
established diplomatic relations with Native American tribes
opened the American West to expansion
gptkbp:members gptkb:Meriwether_Lewis
gptkb:William_Clark
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:route gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri
gptkbp:routeEnd gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lewis_and_Clark
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5