Compare And Contrast Lewis And Clark

“As we passed on, it seemed those scenes of visionary enchantment would never have an end,” said Lewis going on his expedition. Merriweather Lewis, part of the Lewis and Clark expedition with William Clark, explored the Louisiana Purchase, and met with interesting sites and new people. Lewis and Clark were adventurers who explored the unknown parts of America. In May 1804 to September 1806 Lewis and Clark started their expedition, it was the first American expedition to cross what is now the western portion of the Unites States. Lewis volunteered under the command of Captain Meriwether Lewis and his close friend second lieutenant William Clark. They accomplished finding new species, and plants. They also made friends with the Native Americans.

Louis, Missouri, in May 1804. They were called the Corps of Discovery by historians. Lewis and Clark faced hard obstacles such as dangerous waters, harsh weather, endured hunger, illness, injury, and fatigue. But luckily they had assistance from their native people they met during their journey westward. Mandan’s a native tribe, helped Lewis by providing them with supplies during the winter. During his expedition he picked up to members, Sacagawea a woman who was pregnant when Lewis and Clark arrived, a Shoshone helped by getting horses for the group on the journey. They reached the Pacific Ocean in November 1805 and built Fort Clatsop and spent the winter in Oregon. When they headed back Lewis and Clark split up to explore more of Louisiana territory to look for a faster way back home. Lewis was the one who had it hard because he faced danger, like Blackfeet Indians stealing from them and two Blackfeet being killed. Lewis also got shot in the thigh when hunting with his group a group member accidently shot Lewis when

Louis, he went to his wife and children and he also brought Sacajawea’s son pomp, he was quit and a liked kid. Clark gave pomp the best available education. Pomp learned English, Latin, and Greek. He even liked Shakespeare and was a talented violinist. In Clark’s Indian museum in St. Louis Pomp told visitors about the expedition and told them he was “born in a canoe.” When Pomp was 16 years old Clark gave permission to Pomp so he could go to the Missouri as a fur trader. Pomp then mere a prince from Germany then told Pomp to come back with him to Europe, where he was the captain of hunting