Lewis and Clark

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Lewis and Clark

• Michelle Isringhausen

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Lewis and Clarks Expedition

• Why did Lewis and Clark go on an expedition?
• President Jefferson wanted to know what was in
  the west of the United States.

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Route traveled

• It begins in Hartford, IL and passes through
  portions of MO, KS, IA, NE, SD, ND, MT, ID, OR,
  WA.
• The expedition took three years to complete.

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Difficulties

• Geographical barriers

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Outcome

• Found that the West was valuable territory.
• People follow the route still today.