MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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a term describing the findings of Lewis and Clark
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the name given to Thomas Jefferson’s cabinet
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the official name given to the Lewis and Clark expedition
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Napoleon’s advisory board
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Detailed explanation-1: -Lewis entrusted Clark to recruit men for their “Corps of Volunteers for Northwest Discovery, ” or simply the Corps of Discovery. Throughout the winter of 1803-1804, Clark recruited and trained men at Camp DuBois north of St. Louis, Missouri. He chose unmarried, healthy men who were good hunters and knew survival skills.
Detailed explanation-2: -Originally named the Corps of Discovery, the 1803 expedition led by Lewis and Clark came in contact with people and places never before seen, and returned with stories that Americans in the East could hardly believe.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Lewis and Clark “Corps of Discovery", as it eventually came to be called, was conceived by Thomas Jefferson. He was dedicated to exploration of the vast territory west of the Mississippi River and learning about the Native Americans who resided there.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Expedition Begins Louis, conferring with traders about the Upper Missouri regions and obtaining maps made by earlier explorers. On May 14, 1804 William Clark and the Corps of Discovery left Camp River Dubois, and were joined by Meriwether Lewis in St. Charles, Missouri.