The Corps faced starvation, potentially hostile natives and disaster.
Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery will fight their way over the Rocky Mountains, and then descend the Columbia River, reaching the Pacific Coast in November of 1805. Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery – Part 5 – To the Pacific Lewis and Clark on the Lower Columbia by Charles M. The summer and fall would be spent traveling up the Missouri River, and then trying to find a way to cross the great Rocky Mountains. This episode details these adventures, including the Corps’ discovery of the Great Falls of the Missouri, and the reaching of Three Forks – the headwaters of the Missouri.ĭownload this episode or listen online. In April of 1805, Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery set out for the Pacific Coast. Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery – Part 4 – The Great Falls In the late summer and fall of 1804, the American expedition headed into the lands of the powerful Sioux nation, aiming to reach the Mandan Villages – the home of the Mandan people. The Corps would encounter four major native American tribes during this phase of the journey, and nearly come into conflict with the powerful Teton Sioux. They would spend the winter at with the Mandan people, at Fort Mandan, near modern-day Bismarck, North Dakota. Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery – Part 3 – To the Mandan Villages We take time to learn about life in the Corps as they push toward the native Indian nations that lay ahead of them.ĭownload this episode or listen online. Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery head up the Missouri River in the spring of 1804. Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery – Part 2 – Up the Missouri Louis as they assemble their expedition – and prepare to head into the unknown. In this episode, we go into the background of the Louisiana Territory, discuss the man most responsible for the expedition (Thomas Jefferson), and look into the backgrounds of Lewis and Clark. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark prepare to lead the Corps of Discovery west in an attempt to reach the Pacific Ocean. Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery – Part 1 – Background The result is one of the most famous journeys of exploration in history.
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were tasked by President Thomas Jefferson with sailing up the Missouri River – and to the Pacific coast (if possible) – to solidify the young nation’s claim to the region. In 1803, the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France, doubling the nation’s size overnight.
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