Lewis+and+Clark+Expedition

= Lewis and Clark Expedition = [|National Geographic: Lewis and Clark] When Thomas Jefferson dispatched Lewis and Clark to find a water route across North America and explore the uncharted West, he expected they'd encounter woolly mammoths, erupting volcanoes, and a mountain of pure salt. What they found was no less surprising. Play interactive games and see journal entries, historical photos, drawings, and more by clicking on the link above.

[|Schoolhouse Rock- Elbow Room] Find out more about how our country expanded beginning with the Louisiana Purchase and ending with the annexation of Hawaii.

[|TIME Magazine: Lewis and Clark Bicentennial] Click on the link above to see photographs, experience interactive features, and view videos about the Lewis & Clark Expedition.

[|Lewis & Clark and the Revealing of America (Library of Congress)] Experience the Lewis and Clark Expedition through the eyes of the Library of Congress. There are many interactive features, photographs, and primary sources for you to see on this website.

[|Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery] Take a look at the journals, maps, and opinions of those Americans in the Corps of Discovery on the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Also, listen to modern-day historians and Native Americans on the impact of the Lewis and Clark Expedition on Americans, Native Americans, slavery, and the expansion of the United States from coast to coast.

[|Discovering Lewis & Clark] Visit this comprehensive site about the Lewis and Clark Expedition. This website contains many interactive features that are unique and interesting. It's a must-see for Lewis and Clark enthusiasts!

[|Lewis & Clark: The National Bicentennial Exhibition] //Lewis & Clark: The National Bicentennial Exhibition// will bring together, for the first time since 1806, hundreds of rare and priceless artifacts and documents. The core of this once-in-a-lifetime exhibition will be formed by artifacts, artwork, and documents given to the Missouri Historical Society by the Clark and Lewis families in the early 20th century. The objects and art will represent the equipment the explorers used, the landscapes they saw, and the Native American tribes they met. More than 600 artifacts will illustrate cultural encounters along the journey of Lewis and Clark. View many of these artifacts and experience the interactive features on this website by clicking on the link above.

[|Lewis & Clark: Mapping the West] View primary documents related to the expedition by clicking on the link above. This website was created by the Smithsonian Institute's National Museum of Natural History.

[|Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail] Tracing the courses of the Missouri and Columbia rivers, the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail stretches through 11 states. The trail winds over mountains, along rivers, through plains and high deserts, and extends to the wave-lapped Pacific coast. In this diversity of landscapes, visitors to the Trail create their own journeys of discovery. See the animals, plants, and landscapes that these two famous explorers saw over 200 years ago by clicking on the link above.

= Plants and Animals = [|Sierra Club: Lewis & Clark] Lewis and Clark were blown away by the thousands upon thousands of bison they saw storming across the open plain. It seems every time they turned around they spied a grizzly bear on a hillside. And the salmon were so thick in the rivers, they could have walked across the backs of them to get to the other side. Populations of bison, grizzly and salmon have greatly diminished, and some plant and animal species have gone extinct, or are on the brink of it. Find out what Lewis and Clark observed about the following plants and animals -- and what's left today.

[|The Natural History of the Lewis & Clark Corps of Discovery] If you are interested in finding out more specific information about the 300+ plants and animals that Lewis and Clark catalogued along their expedition, click on the link above.

[|Lewis and Clark Expedition: Voyage of Rediscovery] How did the expedition go about preserving plants? Click on the link above to find out more.

[|U.S. Geological Survey: Lewis and Clark Expedition] The USGS presents science and natural history along the trail. Experience the expedition from a scientific perspective.