Corps of Discovery
By: Natalie Collman
Firearms
Lewis and Clark depended on the firearms they carried. They used rifles to kill animals for food, to defend themselves if they had to, and to impress the indians. Some of the firearms they used were: A one pounder bronze cannon, Four blunderbusses, fifteen rifles, musket, trade guns, Pistols, and an air rifle. Lewis’s ideas to travel by river was difficult because now he had to keep the gun powder dry.
Tribes
Sacagawea's Son
Animals
Climate
Trade
Corps Members
Missouri River
Citations
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