Compare And Contrast Lewis And Clark

Lewis proceeded to follow Jefferson’s orders and traveled to Pittsburgh. From here he set out to Clarksville, which is in present day Indiana. Here is where he met up with William Clark. When Lewis was serving in the army, he had served in a rifle company commanded by Clark. Clark took along with him his African-American slave, York. The first winter was brutal for Lewis and Clark. They spent the winter at Camp Dubois on the east bank of the Mississippi River where much of their vegetation died and many of their companions became ill. However, this was excellent time to recruit more men. Upon their spring departure, the expedition had over forty men. On May 14, 1804, the expedition began up the Missouri River.
Throughout their entire expedition, Lewis, Clark, and others kept a journal. Among these journals are maps of unexplored regions. It was important for them to keep track of this because they were responsible for naming and new rivers and streams they had encountered. Along with naming new rivers and streams, they had to name many new plants and animals, a large amount of these still in use today. While traveling, Lewis and Clark had their first encounter with the Native Americans on August 3 at a site they called Council Bluff. It was a small group of Oto and Missouri Indians. At this time, one of the soldiers …show more content…
Without these two major events, The United States of America may not have survived up until today. Thanks to the expansion, cities, towns, and ports began to flourish in places west of the Mississippi. The economy in America began to show an up rise and cheap land made for more colonization in the interior of North America and towards the west coast. These events were a boost for U.S. in almost all aspects. It made the United States the country it is