Compare And Contrast Lewis And Clark Expedition

Two explorers under direct instructions from the President traveled with their crew westward and explored the Louisiana territory in search of the Pacific water route. The two travelers involved in this exploration were none other than Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Their journey was vastly known as the Lewis and Clark's expedition. President Thomas Jefferson commissioned this expedition shortly after he bought the Louisiana territory from France, which was also known as the Louisiana Purchase. Lewis and Clark along with their crew namely Corps of Discovery set out on the journey of finding the route on 18th May, 1804. Captain Lewis, former secretary of the President, led the expedition. He invited Captain Clark, a former army officer, to join him.

"The object of your mission is to explore the Missouri river, & such principal stream of it, as, by it's course & communication with the water of the

However, as the voyage ended Lewis said that even after reaching the Northwest Pacific, the water route was nowhere to be seen, which left the main goal unaccomplished. Instead, as the explorers explored the Louisiana Purchase territory, they developed a friendlier relationship with the Native Americans who inhabited most of the land. One of the crew members stated that Captain Lewis purchased different kinds of gifts for the Native Americans to show friendship and allegiance. While another member said that a Native American woman named Sacagawea's presence as a guide and interpreter for the Corps of Discovery, improved their relationship with the Natives. She got along with the local tribes which helped the crew buy goods and supplies for their expedition. Other members mentioned that when the local natives saw Sacagawea with her child they did not attack the crew and prevented fatal war, which tightened the bonds between the explorers and the