1. After the Louisiana Purchase, Jefferson
wanted to know what the territory he
purchased was like.
2. Meriwether Lewis was Jefferson’s private
secretary and William Clark was an army
officer.
3..They started on the Missouri River in St.
Louis in May 1804.
4. They wanted to find a route to the Pacific
Ocean.
5. They were supposed to make notes about
natural resources and geography.
6..They were large, successful settlements
with an overall population of 5,000
people. They were an important trade
center for native tribes and French traders.
7. A Shoshone who was married to one of
the fur traders and acted as a guide to the
West
8. Over the Columbia River
9. September 1806
10. A fort was established and they were
decimated by disease.
