Lewis & Clark Expedition

Introduction

Today I am going to tell you about lewis and clark and the louisiana purchase I am going to tell you there adventure and what happened on their journey about the people they met and other things and another thing i will be telling you about the louisiana purchase and more details about the westward expansion.

Who were Lewis and Clark

In 1803 president thomas jefferson purchased the west coast land from france. At first france said no but france needed the money so they gave the land to america.So in 1804 the purchased was named the louisiana purchased the purchase was 1.8 million dollars so he hired 2 men named meriwether lewis and william clark and a group named corps to explore the land .But the journey would be dangerous but on there way there they climbed mountains and they got sick but for the first month they had help so when they got there clark kept a daily log and recorded the people he saw and met. Clark was assigned to make the map and he discovered more than 3,000 species and they found and met this indian tribe the leader's name was sacagawea. She showed them the land and helped them and one day she was kidnapped so lewis and clark adopted her children a few years later lewis and clark died

Louisiana purchase

There was a land purchase between the us and france.In 1803 the third president of the united states bought half of the west coast land from france. So First france turned down the offer but france needed the money so france Came back and said yes to the offer. So in 1804 President Jefferson bought the Land so he sent two men to explore .The land the had 15 stats in it like Oklahoma, Kansas,Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, and more President Jefferson bought the Land so he sent two men to explore .The land the had 15 stats in it like Oklahoma, kansas, nebraska, minnesota,iowa, and mor

Lewis and clark expedition 2 men named meriwether lewis and william clark and a group named corps was hired to explore the land of the west but the journey would be dangerous. On there way there they climbed mountains and they got sick but for the first month they had help. So when they got there clark kept a daily log and recorded the people he saw and met clark was assigned to make the map and he discovered more than 3,000 species.And they found and met this indian tribe the leader's name was sacagawea she showed them the land and helped them and one day she was kidnapped .So lewis and clark adopted her children a few years later lewis and clark died.

Closing

I have now told you everything about lewis and clark and the louisiana purchase this is all the info you need to know about lewis and clark i hope you enjoyed my topic on the westward expansion.

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