Similarities: -Both were huge expeditions across the continent. -Both could be considered "risky" - the Lewis and Clark for the fact this was completely uncharted territory, the Donner Party for the fact they had never traveled the "shortcut" route before. -Both taught a valuable lesson - Lewis and Clark Expedition, mapped the country, the Donner Party for the risks of moving west. That's all I have, hope it helped!
The cook for the Lewis & Clark expedition is burried in Franklin, California. He stayed here after the party went home. Franklin is west of I-5 North of Lodi, Ca.
Sacagawea really didn't assertively join the expedition. It was her husband Toussaint Charbonneau who was invited and hired by Lewis and Clark as an interpreter, and Sacagawea would at first only serve as a companion. Sacagawea was 16 or 17 when she and her husband, Toussaint Charbonneau, joined the Lewis and Clark party on November 4, 1804. However, her skills in interpretation proved superior to her husband's, and Lewis and Clark were impressed. She was also very calm and level-headed in many instances, whereas her husband would often panic so Lewis and Clark learned to trust her guidance more than his. She became invaluable as a guide in the region of her birth, near the Three Forks of the Missouri, and as a interpreter between the expedition and her tribe when the expedition reached that area. After she gave birth during the expedition to Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau on February 11, 1805 she also quieted the fears of other Native Americans, for no war party traveled with a woman and a small baby.
There was a girl named Mary Donner in the Donner Party, and a woman named Margaret Reed.
Sacagawea really didn't assertively join the expedition. It was her husband Toussaint Charbonneau who was invited and hired by Lewis and Clark as an interpreter, and Sacagawea would at first only serve as a companion. However, her skills in interpretation proved superior to her husband's, and Lewis and Clark were impressed. She was also very calm and level-headed in many instances, whereas her husband would often panic so Lewis and Clark learned to trust her guidance more than his. She became invaluable as a guide in the region of her birth, near the Three Forks of the Missouri, and as a interpreter between the expedition and her tribe when the expedition reached that area. After she gave birth during the expedition to Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau on February 11, 1805 she also quieted the fears of other Native Americans, for no war party traveled with a woman and a small baby.
Similarities: -Both were huge expeditions across the continent. -Both could be considered "risky" - the Lewis and Clark for the fact this was completely uncharted territory, the Donner Party for the fact they had never traveled the "shortcut" route before. -Both taught a valuable lesson - Lewis and Clark Expedition, mapped the country, the Donner Party for the risks of moving west. That's all I have, hope it helped!
The Lewis and Clark expedition came to be known as the 'Permanent Party.' These were the members of the Corps of Discovery who had remained with the group for the duration of the expedition. Several members were removed from the expedition party because of disciplinary reasons.
"A woman with a party of men is a token of peace"-Clark
The cook for the Lewis & Clark expedition is burried in Franklin, California. He stayed here after the party went home. Franklin is west of I-5 North of Lodi, Ca.
Lewis and Clark Expedition (1803-06) 1.) Before Lewis met up with Clark, he began the expedition on August 30, 1803 in Pittsburgh PA. Lt. William Clark would offer to join Lewis on the expedition weeks later on October 13, 1803 at Camp Dubois (in present-day Indiana).2.) At the time, Lewis was 29 years old and Clark was 33.3.) The party of nearly 30 --including Lewis and Clark, three sergeants, 22 enlisted men, volunteers, interpreters, and Clark's slave.
The party of nearly 30 --including Lewis and Clark, three sergeants, 22 enlisted men, volunteers, interpreters, and Clark's slave -- departed St. Louis in May 1804 heading up the Missouri River.
The Lewis and Clark expedition was commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson in 1803 to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase territory. The journey began in 1804 and lasted over two years, covering more than 8,000 miles. The expedition's primary goal was to find a practical route from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean while also studying the area's plants, animals, and indigenous peoples.
Donner Pass and Donner River are named in honor of the lost western expedition called the Donner Party. Title suggests mirth, reality included starvation, exposure and cannibalism!
When Lewis and Clark wintered at the present site of Bismarck, North Dakota, there they met Sacagawea and her husband Toussaint Charbonneau. She was 16 or 17 when she and Toussaint, who was a French trapper, joined the Lewis and Clark party on November 4, 1804. Sacagawea really didn't assertively join the expedition. It was her husband Toussaint Charbonneau who was invited and hired by Lewis and Clark as an interpreter, and Sacagawea would at first only serve as a companion.
Sacagawea was invaluable as a guide in the region of her birth, near the Three Forks of the Missouri, and as a interpreter between the expedition and her tribe when the expedition reached that area. She would give birth during the expedition to Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau on February 11, 1805, whom Clark later raised and educated. She also quieted the fears of other Native Americans, for no war party traveled with a woman and a small baby. Charbonneau was interviewed to interpret Hidatsa for the Lewis and Clark expedition, but Lewis and Clark (esp. Clark) were not overly impressed with him. However, he did make several contributions to the success of the expedition. He was helpful when the expedition encountered French trappers from Canada. He served as a cook and his skill in striking a bargain came in handy.
Sacajawea was the guide and translator. Also the fact that she had a baby demonstrated that the expedition was "peaceful" and not a war party, as native american war parties never traveled with women and children.
Sacajawea was the guide and translator. Also the fact that she had a baby demonstrated that the expedition was "peaceful" and not a war party, as native american war parties never traveled with women and children.