A Bunch Of Important Events About The Westward Expansion Of Lewis And Clark

Name: Maddux, Korzenko Date 5/25/2023
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Introduction
Louisiana Purchase Lewis and Clark The Oregon Trail Native American Struggles California Gold Rush Introduction Westward Expansion was a time of many events, and in this report I will talk about a bunch of important events about the Westward Expansion. Some of these included the Louisiana Purchase, or the famous explorers Lewis and Clark who explored many lands.

Both of them were involved in the corps of discovery. On June 20, 1803 the same year when the Louisiana purchase happened Thomas Jefferson asked Lewis to lead an expedition from the Mississippi to the west coast he chose William Clark to go on the expedition as his partner. Throughout their journey Lewis and Clark would find ways to make the fur trade more successful, find a water route across the states to travel on, and find more about the animals on the plains. They even found some new animals and discovered and studied land on their expedition. They learned more about the Indians in the west and how they lived there. The expedition started at the mouth of the wood river, while Lewis made preparations for the expedition, Clark trained men to become soldiers. The expedition was called the corps of discovery, as they explored they also kept journals on everything that they saw on their