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Recommended: Impact and consequences of lewis and clark exploration

The Expedition of Lewis and Clark is one of the most important legacies from a young, and fast growing U.S nation, as well as it's important participants who recorded essential information for new generations of explores teaching them the skills needed to travel on new lands. During this expedition many unknown species of animal and plants were discovered, making it an advance in history and benefits to science. Another result of this famous expedition was the recording of landscaping, and different areas of the Missouri river located on the western area of the United States, with more precise information helping the relocation of new colonist as well as trading and selling of good to friendly tribes.
After Thomas Jefferson purchased the state of Louisiana from France in 1803, Jefferson wanted to have an expedition to make the purchase official, as well to find a quicker route to the Pacific Ocean. He organized an expedition by borrowing 2,500 dollar from Congress to record and verify the newly purchased land and rivers.
He selected his personal secretary Meriwether Lewis, due to his many services to the president and love to the nation, to lead the expedition. Lewis appointed William Clark to share command over the crew. The expedition started from St. Louis, Missouri in late May 1804, then proceeded up steam the Missouri River until it reached the Rocky Mountains, crossed the Rockies, and then down the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean. The crew face many conflicts through their travel like insects, lack of food, and the natives. In order to get safety thru out the lands, they recruited guides from peaceful tribes. One of the most important was Sacajawea, a young native girl who was the only female on the expedi...

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...n the west of the US. As a result, Clark generated a new map of the west that reflected new routes to travel, and with the help of the translators, they found many tribes to trade with as well as different ways to survive in the new territories.
This expedition was one important part of the U.S. history due to the many aspects needed for it's success, even though it lasted for several months and it's characters faced difficulties, it proved that it took cooperation and courage to discover the unknown.

Works Cited

“Lewis and Clark: A History and Overview of the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Pacific Coast.” History of Geography. 2008. About.com. 6 Dec. 2013. Web.
“Lewis and Clark.” National Geographic. 1996. NationalGeographic.com. 6 Dec. 2013. Web
“Lewis and Clark: Mapping the West.” Smithsonian National Museum of National History.2000. mnh.si.edu. 6 Dec. 2013

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