Primary Sources
Contributors, HowStuffWorks.com. “Lewis and Clark Pictures.” HowStuffWorks, HowStuffWorks, 28 Oct. 2008, history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/lewis-and-clark-pictures.htm. This image shows the very first official council meeting with the natives of Council Bluffs, Iowa in August 3, 1804.
“Excerpt from Clark's Journal.” Excerpt from Clark's Journal | City of Wood River, www.woodriver.org/index.cfm?page=5026. This image depicts the journal in which Lewis had often written about his daily life as well as activities in. In this exact excerpt, Lewis speaks about how he and his group had stayed at a camp repairing their canoes after rowing through the rapids of current day Oregon.
“Lewis & Clark 1804-1806 Animated Map.” YouTube, 25 July 2015, www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZGZX8I6_qE. This videos depicts Lewis and Clark's exact path throughout their expedition on the American map.
“Lewis and Clark . Archives . The Journals.” PBS, Public Broadcasting Service, www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/archive/idx_jou.html. This website shows an image of one the journals that were written and they described it and what it had meant in them. It also allows the user to choose between their journals.
“Lewis and Clark Expedition.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., www.britannica.com/event/Lewis-and-Clark-Expedition. This map shows the route that Lewis and Clark took from the beginning of their expedition starting in 1804. It was the map they crafted on their journey.
Sacagawea, www.sacagawea-biography.org/sacagawea-and-the-lewis-and-clark-expedition/. In this image Sacagawea can be seen with Lewis and Clark glancing through the fog at a body of water. It is said that these three had hiked a long while to see these waters and fish which Sacagawea was never permitted to see before this moment.
“Sacajawea by NC Wyeth.” Fine Art America, fineartamerica.com/featured/sacajawea-nc-wyeth.html. This is a piece of art painted by Fine Art America that depicts Lewis speaking to a native probably talking about where to go and in which direction it would be best to go in.
“Westward Expansion & Manifest Destiny.” Legends of America, www.legendsofamerica.com/ah-lewisclark/. This is the Lewis and Clark expedition map which began on the Mississippi River and ended in St. Louis by walking through the Missouri River.
Secondary Sources
“1885 - Indian Sign Language and Other Forms of Communication Author J.v.L. Bell.” Author J.v.L. Bell, 9 Jan. 2018, jvlbell.com/1885-indian-sign-language-forms-communication/. It's clear that George as the main interpreter to help them get through the entire thing was bifocal to them in order to achieve what they had set their heart on and were extremely determined.
“Albert Gallatin and the Lewis and Clark Expedition.” National Parks Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, www.nps.gov/teachers/classrooms/albert-gallatin-and-the-lewis-and-clark-expedition-lesson-4.htm. This painting shows the three boats Lewis and Clark, as well as their team, used on their expedition.
Agency MABU Marketing Advertising Business Unlimited. “Section 8: Results of the Expedition.” Section 8: Results of the Expedition | North Dakota Studies, www.ndstudies.gov/gr4/frontier-era-north-dakota/part-3-lewis-and-clark-expedition/section-8-results-expedition. This website clearly showed us the results of the Lewis and Clark expedition and they give us a clear representation of how beneficial and not beneficial they were.
“Biography.” Ducksters Educational Site, www.ducksters.com/biography/explorers/lewis_and_clark.php. This website clearly explains what was their train of thought before, during, and after the expedition. It gave us a better understanding about how much this mattered and the impact of it.
Chinookan Peoples Chinook Trade Jargon Horse Travel Horse Chronicles Music on the Trail Dancing Native Nations India. “DiscoveringLewis & Clark.” Lewis Uses a Sextant While Clark Records Observations in a Journal, www.lewis-clark.org/article/1744. This website explains how they hired George to be their translator to communicate with people during the expedition. Hiring George gave them a great benefit because he was able to communicate with people that Lewis and Clark couldn't.
“DiscoveringLewis & Clark.” Lewis Uses a Sextant While Clark Records Observations in a Journal, www.lewis-clark.org/article/3356. This painting shows York, a proud hunter, who was a part of Lewis and Clarks group who had just hunted a deer. This painting is based off of Lewis’s journal entry from August 24, 1804 where he says carried a small deer on his back and killed another for the stew that night.
“Expedition - What Were Some of the Long-Term Results of the Expedition?” What Were Some of the Long-Term Results of the Expedition? - Lewis & Clark Online Exhibit - State Historical Society of North Dakota, www.history.nd.gov/exhibits/lewisclark/results.html. This didn't just explain the results overall, but it did in fact describe the long term results. When you do dementing ] you must think about the long term effect and how they will effect us in the long run.
For the Want of an Interpreter - Lewis and Clark - Corps of Discovery - U.S. Army Center of Military History, history.army.mil/LC/The%20People/interpreter.htm. This site clearly explains why having someone translate for you on this trip is smart and beneficial when you really need them. Imagine you didn't bring them, then what? You are stuck with no information. There was no point in the first place then.
“Frequently Asked Questions.” National Parks Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, www.nps.gov/lewi/faqs.htm#:~:text=How%20long%20did%20the%20whole,to%20their%20return%20to%20St. This site gives questions and answers that better explain the entire theory behind the expedition and Lewis and Clark's ideas overall. It gives us a better understanding overall.
Hawkshaw, Alan, director. The Journals of Lewis and Clark (Documentary). Youtube , www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSoHQOEk2zg. This documentary on youtube clearly showed what was going on there at the time and by us getting a visual helped us understand what was really going on even more.
History.com Editors. “Lewis and Clark Expedition.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 9 Nov. 2009, www.history.com/topics/westward-expansion/lewis-and-clark#:~:text=Lewis%20and%20Clark%20Expedition%20Legacy,-Lewis%20and%20Clark&text=The%20Corps%20had%20traveled%20more,dozens%20of%20Native%20American%20tribes. This website clearly explains who Lewis and Clark were and what they wanted. They wanted to explore places no one ever has before. They were determined to do what no one has ever done before.
Images, Ed Vebell / Getty, et al. “Lewis and Clark's Expedition.” Kids, 3 Dec. 2020, kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/history/lewis-and-clark/. This website shows the overall end result of what they had found and what they did to prove to the other Americans on what they had discovered. It gives us an exact explanation as to how everything came out and fell through.
“Journals of the Lewis & Clark Expedition.” Home | Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, lewisandclarkjournals.unl.edu/. This website provided us articles regarding their journals. This gave us an understanding as to what they looked like and what was really written in them.
Lewis and Clark : Mapping on the Trail, www.edgate.com/lewisandclark/mapping_on_trail.html#:~:text=During%20the%20expedition%2C%20Clark%20prepared,composite%20maps%20of%20the%20West.&text=The%20primary%20maps%20prepared%20by,were%20called%20compass%20traverse%20maps. This gives us a clear representation about how they came about their decision on which way they will travel, during, and after the entire expedition, leading to an unmapped destination.
Lewis, Meriwether, et al. “Rivers, Edens, Empires: Lewis & Clark and the Revealing of America Lewis & Clark.” Lewis & Clark - Lewis & Clark and the Revealing of America | Exhibitions (Library of Congress), 24 June 2003, www.loc.gov/exhibits/lewisandclark/lewis-landc.html. This website explained Lewis and Clark’s mission and what they wanted to accomplish and why they went in the first place.
The Historic Art of John Paul Strain, www.johnpaulstrain.com/art/spirit-of-discovery.htm. This artwork shows the men and their soldiers as well as a native american on horseback on their way to meet a new Indian tribe. In the image, Lewis’s dog “Seaman” was also on journey and was a great help.
“The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.” The National Endowment for the Humanities, www.neh.gov/explore/the-journals-the-lewis-and-clark-expedition. This painting shows how Lewis and Clark looked in real life.
“Lewis and Clark Monument.” Lewis and Clark Monument - Hiking in Portland, Oregon and Washington, www.oregonhikers.org/field_guide/Lewis_and_Clark_Monument. This is a monument located in Seaside, Oregon at the Seaside Promenade.
“The Voyage of Discovery - Introduction.” The Voyage of Discovery Introduction, nebraskastudies.org/en/1800-1849/the-louisiana-purchase/the-voyage-of-discovery-introduction/. This image depicts the group of 15 men including Lewis and Clark on the beginning of their voyage.
“William Clark: A Master Cartographer (U.S. National Park Service).” National Parks Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, www.nps.gov/articles/william_clark_cartographer.htm. This site explains their route and what they used to lead them in the right direction. This made it a guarantee that they were going the right way and everything was as planned.