Lewis and Clark Expedition

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United States military expedition exploration expedition scientific expedition

The Lewis and Clark Expedition was an early 19th-century American exploratory journey that mapped and studied the newly acquired western territories, establishing routes and relations that greatly expanded U.S. geographic and scientific knowledge.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Lewis and Clark Expedition canonical	40
Corps of Discovery	4
Lewis and Clark	3
Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery	2
Corps of Discovery Expedition	1
Crew of the Lewis and Clark	1
Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804–1806	1
Lewis and Clark crew	1
Lewis and Clark journals	1
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States military expedition ⓘ exploration expedition ⓘ scientific expedition ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Lewis and Clark Expedition ⓘ surface form: Corps of Discovery Expedition Lewis and Clark Expedition ⓘ surface form: Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery
authorizedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
commissionedBy	Thomas Jefferson ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
destination	Columbia River estuary ⓘ surface form: Mouth of the Columbia River Pacific Ocean ⓘ
documented	Native American cultures ⓘ new animal species ⓘ new plant species ⓘ
endDate	1806-09-23 ⓘ
endPlace	St. Louis, Missouri, United States ⓘ surface form: St. Louis, Missouri
exploredRegion	Columbia River Basin ⓘ surface form: Columbia River basin Louisiana Purchase ⓘ Missouri River Basin ⓘ surface form: Missouri River basin Rocky Mountains ⓘ
guide	Sacagawea ⓘ
historicalPeriod	early 19th century ⓘ
interpreter	Sacagawea ⓘ Toussaint Charbonneau ⓘ
leader	Meriwether Lewis ⓘ William Clark ⓘ
member	George Drouillard ⓘ John Ordway ⓘ Patrick Gass ⓘ Sacagawea ⓘ Toussaint Charbonneau ⓘ York ⓘ
militaryUnitName	Lewis and Clark Expedition self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Corps of Discovery
purpose	conduct scientific and geographic research ⓘ establish American presence in the West ⓘ explore the Louisiana Purchase ⓘ find a practical route to the Pacific Ocean ⓘ
relatedEvent	Louisiana Purchase ⓘ
result	established relations with numerous Native American tribes ⓘ expanded scientific knowledge of North American flora and fauna ⓘ produced detailed maps of the American West ⓘ strengthened U.S. claims to the Pacific Northwest ⓘ
routeFollowed	Columbia River ⓘ Missouri River ⓘ
scientificDiscipline	botany ⓘ ethnography ⓘ geography ⓘ zoology ⓘ
sponsoredBy	United States government ⓘ
startDate	1804-05-14 ⓘ
startPlace	Camp Dubois ⓘ

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Subject: Lewis and Clark Expedition
Description of subject: The Lewis and Clark Expedition was an early 19th-century American exploratory journey that mapped and studied the newly acquired western territories, establishing routes and relations that greatly expanded U.S. geographic and scientific knowledge.

Referenced by (55)

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this entity surface form: Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804–1806

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