Lewis and Clark's Expedition of 1804 1806 was of vital importance to the western expansion of the United States.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Meriwether Lewis (18 August 1774 - 11 October 1809) was an American explorer, soldier, politician, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Lewis was appointed as Secretary to the President by President Thomas Jefferson in 1801. He resided in the presidential mansion, and frequently conversed with various prominent figures in politics and the arts. During the Lewis and Clarke expedition, he explored the territory of the Louisiana Purchase, established trade with, and sovereignty over the Indigenous communities near the Missouri River, and claimed the Pacific Northwest and Oregon Country for the United States before European nations. Lewis also collected scientific data, and information on Indigenous nations.
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12. The party embark on board the canoes; 13. The name of the Missouri changed, as the river now divides itself into three forks, one of which is called after Jefferson, the other Madison, and the other after Gallatin; 14. Captain Lewis proceeds before the main body in search of the Shoshonees; 15. Affecting interview between the wife of Chaboneau and the chief of the Shoshonees; 16. Contest between Drewyer and a Shoshonee; 17. The party, after procuring horses from the Shoshonees, proceed on their journey through the mountains; 18. The party proceed in canoes; 19. The party in their passage still visited by the Indians; 20. First appearance of tide water in the Columbia River; 21. Extravagant passion of the natives for blue beads, which constitute amongst them the circulating medium of the country; 22. A party, headed by Captain Clarke, go in quest of a whale driven on the shore of the Pacific to obtain some of its oil; 23. An account of the Clatsops, Killamucks, Chinnooks, and Cathlamahs.
12. The party embark on board the canoes; 13. The name of the Missouri changed, as the river now divides itself into three forks, one of which is called after Jefferson, the other Madison, and the other after Gallatin; 14. Captain Lewis proceeds before the main body in search of the Shoshonees; 15. Affecting interview between the wife of Chaboneau and the chief of the Shoshonees; 16. Contest between Drewyer and a Shoshonee; 17. The party, after procuring horses from the Shoshonees, proceed on their journey through the mountains; 18. The party proceed in canoes; 19. The party in their passage still visited by the Indians; 20. First appearance of tide water in the Columbia River; 21. Extravagant passion of the natives for blue beads, which constitute amongst them the circulating medium of the country; 22. A party, headed by Captain Clarke, go in quest of a whale driven on the shore of the Pacific to obtain some of its oil; 23. An account of the Clatsops, Killamucks, Chinnooks, and Cathlamahs.
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