How did Lewis & Clark become famous American explorers?

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Kids & Family, Education For Kids

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🗓️ 1 March 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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0:00.0	Pts, hey, smarty pants, guess where I am?
0:06.8	Did you say Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the year, 1803?
0:10.3	Wow, great guess.
0:12.1	Also, how'd you know that?
0:13.8	Are you psychic?
0:15.0	Anyway, whether you guessed it or not doesn't matter.
0:17.6	The fact is, I'm about to join two of America's most famous adventurers
0:22.5	on one of the most important expeditions in U.S. history. Any guesses? Did you say Lewis and Clark's
0:30.3	journey across the American West? Did someone say Lewis? I did. Why, I'm Meriwether Lewis. As in President Thomas Jefferson's former private secretary
0:41.4	chosen to head up this famous expedition? You left out former
0:45.2	army captain and sharpshooter, but yes, that's me.
0:49.6	Also, what do you mean famous? It hasn't happened yet.
0:53.7	That's true.
0:54.8	Never mind that.
0:56.0	I'm the trusty narrator.
0:57.3	Nice to meet you.
0:58.3	What brings you to Pittsburgh?
1:00.1	Oh, we're putting the finishing touches on the 55-foot keel boat we'll be using to travel across this huge country.
1:07.1	You see, the main reason President Jefferson is sending us on this trip is to see if there's a water route going all the way from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. That would open up the entire country to travel and trade. Oh, and he's also hoping if we get to the Pacific first, it'll help us claim that land for the USA instead of those pesky British.
1:30.3	My word.
1:31.3	I see. I'd also imagine Jefferson wants you to explore that big piece of land he just bought from France.
1:37.3	You may have heard of it, Smarty Pants, the Louisiana purchase.
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