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Lewis and Clark The Journey Through the West. By: Lyla Bartman. Objective. Do you believe that the Lewis and Clark helped our country? How would you feel if this expedition never happened?. Map. Lewis’s Life. August 18, 1774 Locus Hill which is near Charlottesville, VA.
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Lewis and Clark The Journey Through the West By: Lyla Bartman
Objective • Do you believe that the Lewis and Clark helped our country? • How would you feel if this expedition never happened?
Lewis’s Life • August 18, 1774 • Locus Hill which is near Charlottesville, VA. • William Lewis and Lucy Meriwether • Meriwether Lewis
Clark’s Life • August 1, 1770 • Caroline Country, VA • Six children including him • Jon and Ann Roger Clark • William Clark
Quote • “We descended to the Mississippi and down this river to St. Louis at which place we arrived about 12 o’clock. We suffered the party to fire off their pieces as a salute.”
Accomplishments • Their goal was to explore the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean. • Learn more about natural resources • Inhabits, and possibilities for settlement. • Landscapes, rivers, native culture, zoology • 140 maps • 178 plants, 122 animals • Relationships with the Native Americans • 3 dozen native tribes
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