What was it called when Lewis and Clark went west?

The Lewis and Clark Expedition from August 31, 1803, to September 25, 1806, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the United States expedition to cross the newly acquired western portion of the country after the Louisiana Purchase.

Why did Lewis and Clark move west?

It is often said that the purpose of the Lewis and Clark Expedition was to explore the Louisiana Purchase, the vast land purchase that doubled the size of the United States. But the expedition was not originally conceived as a way to survey the Louisiana Purchase.

Where did Lewis and Clark go on their first expedition?

A map depicting the route taken by Lewis and Clark on their first expedition from the Missouri River (near St. Louis, Missouri) to the mouth of the Columbia River (at the Pacific Ocean in Oregon), and their return trip, 1804 – 1806.

Where did Lewis and Clark end up in Illinois?

October 20 United States Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase treaty. October 26 Lewis and Clark leave Clarksville, Indiana. They continue via keelboat. December 6 Clark drops off Lewis in St. Louis (present-day Missouri). December 12 Clark and crew arrive at Camp River Dubois (Wood River Camp) (present-day Illinois).

Who was president when Lewis and Clark went overland?

In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson won approval from Congress for a visionary project that was to become one of American history’s greatest adventure stories. Jefferson wanted to know if Americans could journey overland to the Pacific Ocean by following two rivers, the Missouri and the Columbia.

Where was Lewis and Clark when he was shot?

The parties were reunited on August 12 near the confluence of the Yellowstone and the Missouri rivers. Here, Clark learned that Lewis had been shot while searching for game in the brushy shoreline of the Missouri. In his buckskin clothing, Captain Lewis was mistaken for an elk by Pierre Cruzatte.