Lewis and Clark

By Ralph Jara

  • Jefferson vs Native Tribes

    Jefferson placed special importance on declaring U.S. sovereignty over the Native American tribes along the Missouri River, and getting an accurate sense of the resources in the recently-completed Louisiana Purchase.

  • Adventure

    Lewis and Clark start their adenture in 1804

  • Sacagawea

    She was an indigenous woman who accompanied her husband Toussaint Charbonneau on the expedition to the Pacific Ocean.

  • Traning camp

    There were 33 people, including 29 participants in training in Camp Dubois winter staging area in Illinois Territory, near present day Hartford, Illinois

  • Ending

    Lewis and Clark ended their adventure un 1806

  • Publishing

    Lewis and Clark expedition was published in 1814, in Philadelphia.