The Lewis and Clark Expedition began in 1804, when President Thomas Jefferson tasked Meriwether Lewis with exploring lands west of the Mississippi River that comprised the Louisiana Purchase. Lewis chose William Clark as his co-leader for the mission.

Lewis and Clark send the keelboat down the Missouri River with a shipment for President Jefferson.

After the Louisiana Purchase Treaty was made, Jefferson initiated an exploration of the newly purchased land and the territory beyond the “great rock mountains” in the West. He chose Meriwether Lewis to lead an expedition, who in turn solicited the help of William Clark.

Thomas Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark on an expedition to explore the land that he had bought in the Louisiana Purchase. It inspired people to join the fur trade industry and created major interest in the land purchased through the Louisiana Purchase.

What was the overall purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition? The overall purpose of this expedition is to explore the Louisiana Territory after it’s purchase, explore the Missouri River, and find a land route the Pacific Ocean.

President Thomas Jefferson commissioned the expedition shortly after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 to explore and to map the newly acquired territory, to find a practical route across the western half of the continent, and to establish an American presence in this territory before European powers attempted to …

Throughout the Corps’ more than 4,000-mile journey, Captains Lewis and Clark recorded 178 plants and 122 animals not previously known to science.

Clark Describes a ‘Village of Small Animals’ In a span of just over two weeks, Lewis and Clark encountered four classic Western animals for the first time: the prairie dog, pronghorn, coyote and the jack rabbit.

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Yesterday night, the French-flagged yacht “Anahita”, an aluminum Ovni 345, sank in Ballot Strait of the Northwest Passage. Under the pressure of the ice and current of Bellot Strait, the “Anahita” then ruptured and began leaking resulting in sinking. The crew, two Argentines, had to flee to the drifting sea ice floes.

Gillikin bought Intrepid from Fulham & Coof in the Boston area, a private equity group that had owned Intrepid for 10 years, he said. Gillikin closed the deal in late October, he said.

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