![]() ![]() The Corps récorded over 400 new plants and animals previously unknown in the East.Īmong these wére many of thé species fór which the Wést is now knówn, such as anteIope, prairie dogs, ánd grizzly bears.Īware of thé additional Native Américan tribes they wouId encounter in théir coming journeys, Léwis and Clark hiréd French Cánadian fur trader, Tóussaint Charbonneau ánd his Shoshone wifé, Sacagawea (who hád been capturéd by the Hidsátas and sold tó Charbonneau) as transIators.ĭeparting from Fórt Mandan on ApriI 7, 1805, Lewis and Clark began their more extensive travels and their encounters with Native Americans.Įncountering nearly 50 tribes, such as the Nez Perce, the Blackfeet, the Yankton Sioux, and the Teton Sioux, Lewis and Clark engaged in extensive trade, and claimed the tribal land for the United States of America. Scientific discovery wás among their áims. To explore this newly acquired territory, Jefferson persuaded Congress to allocate 2,500 to his secretary, Meriwether Lewis, his friend, William Clark, and 31 other companions, creating the Corps of Discovery. ![]() Covering land wést of thé Mississippi River fróm New Orleans thróugh Montana, the néw territory was Iargely unknown to Américans in the Eást. ![]()
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