A Map Showing the Route Taken by Lewis and Clark
EXPLORERS: Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) and William Clark (1770-1838)
FROM: United States of America
IMPORTANT DATES: their “Corps of Discovery” expedition lasted from 1804-1806; they wintered at Fort Clatsop, their Pacific camp near present day Astoria, Oregon, in 1805
VOYAGE: river and land
POTENTIAL PURPOSE: expanding territory and trade for the new nation of the United States; search for the Northwest Passage
