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  2. Oct 21, 2024 · Lewis and Clark Expedition - Exploration, Pacific Coast, Return: The expedition arrived at the Pacific Ocean in November, 1805. They spent the winter near present-day Astoria, Oregon, and started the return journey in March, 1806.

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  3. Mar 6, 2003 · On November 15, 1805, Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Volunteers for Northwestern Discovery reach the Pacific Ocean at the mouth of the Columbia River, one year, six months, and one day after leaving St. Louis, Missouri, in search of the legendary "Northwest Passage" to the sea.

  4. Nov 9, 2009 · The Lewis and Clark Expedition began in 1804, when President Thomas Jefferson tasked Meriwether Lewis with exploring the lands west of the Mississippi River that comprised the Louisiana...

  5. The expedition crossed the Continental Divide of the Americas near the Lemhi Pass, eventually coming to the Columbia River, and the Pacific Ocean in 1805. The return voyage began on March 23, 1806, at Fort Clatsop, Oregon, ending six months later on September 23 of that year.

  6. 5 days ago · The Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806) was a US military expedition of exploration, led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, whose goal was to explore the newly acquired western lands that comprised the Louisiana Purchase and to reach the Pacific Ocean. The journey, which covered about 8,000 miles (13,000 km), was a major step toward the ...

  7. Oct 21, 2024 · Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–06) was a U.S. military expedition, led by Captain Meriwether Lewis and Lieutenant William Clark, to explore the Louisiana Purchase and the Pacific Northwest. The expedition was a major chapter in the history of American exploration.

  8. List of major causes and effects of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Initiated by U.S. President Thomas Jefferson, the expedition succeeded in establishing an overland route to the Pacific Ocean and documented its exploration of lands acquired by the United States through the Louisiana Purchase.

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