Best lewis and clark biography and questions

In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson won approval from Congress for an expedition west. He hoped to find a river that would run to the Pacific Ocean. He asked his secretary, Meriwether Lewis and Lewis’ friend, William Clark to head the expedition, with an initial budget of $2,500.

Lewis and Clark Facts For Kids

• Sent by President Thomas Jefferson.
• Expedition from 1804 to 1806.
• First to cross the western U.S.
• Started in St.

  Louis, Missouri.

• Reached the Pacific Ocean in Oregon.
• Sacagawea, a Shoshone, assisted them.
• Mapped and documented new territories.
• Encountered diverse Native American tribes.
• Returned with vast natural knowledge.
• Expedition called the “Corps of Discovery”.

Expedition of the Corps of Discovery

In the early 1800s, under the commission of President Thomas Jefferson, American explorers Lewis and Clark spearheaded the ‘Corps of Discovery’ on a thrilling journey across the United States.

Their mission involved exploring the recently acquired Louisiana Purch