USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THOMAS JEFFERSON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The expedition lasted more than ____ years.
A
one
B
two
C
three
D
four
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -From May 14, 1804 to September 23, 1806. Two years, four months, ten days-from their departure from Camp Wood to their return to St. Louis at journey’s end. 52.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -The group spent 146 days on its outbound trip in October of 1804, when it set up a winter camp near Washburn. The second visit was on its return from the Pacific. The expedition stopped again in August of 1806, which was when Sakakawea was returned to her home.

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