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What were the purposes of the Lewis and Clark expedition?
Their mission was to explore the unknown territory, establish trade with the Natives and affirm the sovereignty of the United States in the region.
What were important plants and animals Lewis and Clark discovered?
Black greasewood (Sarcobatus vermiculatus)Blue flax (Linum lewisii)Buffaloberry (Shepherdia argentea)Curly-top gumweed (Grindelia squarrosa)Fringed sagebrush (Artemisia ludoviciana)Indian tobacco (Nicotiana quadrivalvis)Lanceleaf sage (Salvia reflexa)Shadscale (Atriplex canescens)
What were the diplomatic objectives of the Lewis and Clark expedition?
Their mission was to explore the unknown territory, establish trade with the Natives and affirm the sovereignty of the United States in the region.
What were the Native American tribes that Lewis and Clark encountered?
Among the Plains tribes Lewis and Clark met were the Osage, Sioux, Cheyenne, Crow, and Mandan.
How did Sacagawea help Lewis and Clark?
The bilingual Shoshone woman Sacagawea (c. 1788 – 1812) accompanied the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery expedition in 1805-06 from the northern plains through the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean and back. Her skills as a translator were invaluable, as was her intimate knowledge of some difficult terrain.
Did Lewis and Clark find the Northwest Passage?
The Corps met their objective of reaching the Pacific, mapping and establishing their presence for a legal claim to the land. ... They did not find a continuous waterway to the Pacific Ocean but located an Indian trail that led from the upper end of the Missouri River to the Columbia River which ran to the Pacific Ocean.
What was the purpose of Fort Mandan in the Lewis and Clark expedition?
When the Lewis and Clark Expedition wintered on the Missouri River in present-day North Dakota in 1804-1805, they built a log fort, made of cottonwood trees, that they called Fort Mandan. ... The expedition stayed at Fort Mandan until April 7, 1805, when they set out westward along the Missouri River.
How did Lewis and Clark spend the next winter after Fort Mandan?
The Lewis and Clark Fort Mandan Foundation built a replica of the fort along the river, 2.5 miles from the intersection of ND 200A and US 83.
What happened to Fort Clatsop?
The original Fort Clatsop decayed in the wet climate of the region

Question: What was the impact of the expedition
Self-contained rewrite: What was the impact of the Lewis and Clark expedition?