The Lewis and Clark Expedition
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
In the early 1800s, a number of expeditions set out from the United States to explore the West. The most famous was the Lewis and Clark expedition, which was ordered by President Thomas Jefferson.
The major motive behind the expedition was to make friendly contact with Indian groups that might be interested in trade. A second motive was to find the Northwest Passage, a water route across North America that explorers had been seeking ever since Columbus reached the Americas. With the purchase of Louisiana from France in 1803, the expedition gained a third motive—finding out just what the United States had bought.
The major motive behind the expedition was to make friendly contact with Indian groups that might be interested in trade. A second motive was to find the Northwest Passage, a water route across North America that explorers had been seeking ever since Columbus reached the Americas. With the purchase of Louisiana from France in 1803, the expedition gained a third motive—finding out just what the United States had bought.
Your Very Own Expedition
Like Lewis and Clark, you have your own expedition to complete. This expedition will require you to explore the great wilderness of Milwee's campus. Once you've completed your first task, you will embark on an expedition to complete the remaining tasks.
- To get started on your journey, you'll need to use the QR Reader app at this link.
- Once scanned, this code will will provide you with link.
- Click the link to visit the page.
- Complete the short reading and accompanying tasks