The Lewis and Clark trail extends for some 3,700 miles. The route connects between Wood River, Illinois, to the mouth of the Columbia River in Oregon. All of the states in the trail include Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Indiana, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington state.
The main goal of the Lewis and Clark expedition was to find an all-water route to the Pacific Ocean. Although Lewis and Clark reached their destination, they did not find an all-water route. However, their route would provide a basis for the Oregon Trail and was nevertheless an achievement.
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One of the goals of the Lewis and Clark expedition was not to discover a water route to the Pacific Ocean.
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The purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition, or Corps of Discovery , was to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean.
Manuel Lisa followed the route of Lewis and Clark west to find beavers in the Rockies for fur trading.
water route to the pacific ocean
The Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail is a route across the United States commemorating the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804 to 1806. It is part of the National Trails System of the United States.
thomas Jefferson sent Lewis and clark on an expedition to find out what the west was really like and to find a new water route
Lewis and Clark traveled West through the Louisiana Purchase, St. Charles, Fort Mandan, and reached the Pacific Ocean.
Lewis and clark mostly used boats.