May 14, 1804: Lewis and Clark depart - One year after the United - TopicsExpress



          

May 14, 1804: Lewis and Clark depart - One year after the United States doubled its territory with the Louisiana Purchase, the Lewis and Clark expedition leaves St. Louis, Missouri, on a mission to explore the Northwest from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Even before the U.S. government concluded purchase negotiations with France, President Thomas Jefferson commissioned his private secretary Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, an army captain, to lead an ex... ht.ly/2GJq7X
Posted on: Thu, 15 May 2014 00:30:02 +0000

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