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A Brief Analysis Of The Lewis And Clark Expedition
Lewis and Clark and their Expedition
Do you ever think about how America was discovered? Well Lewis and Clark were people who explored the world, with no help and ended up finding Kansas and many more Cities, which what makes them what they are today. They are also well known in the world, from how they made the journey to all the hard obstacles they had throughout the expedition. You may also ask why is Lewis and Clark so important in the United States? One of many things on why they are important is because of the waterway to the Pacific Ocean. They also identified many species of animals and plants.
Lewis and Clark are two young men who traveled by foot from St. Louis, Missouri to Oregon coast, Fort Clatsop. Lewis was an American explorer and Clark, which led the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The expedition spanned 8,000 miles and three years. It began in May 1804 near St. Louis, Missouri. Historians called the group “Corps of Discovery”. (Huyser, Sara and Janet Pearson) They faced nearly every obstacle and hardship imaginable on their trip including weather problems, illness, animals, and starving trying to stay alive. Lewis had a journal and record what happened each day and collected samples of plants and animals he encountered on the journey. The met Native people, the tribe was called
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Crossing the mountains on horseback, it soon became obvious that the hope of finding a northwest water route was a false one. The water finally running west, the water always told which way they were going it was like a compass, Snake, and Columbia Rivers, reaching the Pacific coastal area in early November, a year and a half after leaving St. Louis. They built Fort Clatsop, named after the neighboring Indian

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