Throughout Lewis and Clark's expedition, they encountered many new species of animals and plants.
On Lewis and Clark's expedition, they encountered 120 mammals, reptiles, and fish. Some examples of these animals are Coyotes, Eastern Wood Rats, Grizzly Bears, Prairie Dogs, and Pronghorn Antelopes. While many other expeditions were made, none of them actually found new scientific discoveries, like Lewis and Clark's expedition. On these expeditions, when they found an animal or specimen, they would send them back to the known part of the USA. Some of these specimens were alive, but most were parts and bones. With these specimens, people back home could eat new food from these new animals, find new ways to defend themselves from these wild beasts, and it strongly influenced the progress of science.
How did it influence America?
With the findings of all these species, many Americans back home could eat new food from these new animals, find new ways to defend themselves from these wild beasts, and most importantly, it strongly influenced the progress of science. With the discovering of the buffalo, many Americans gained new food sources. The buffaloes were hunted so much for their food and skin, that they soon became endangered. When Lewis and Clark first found the buffaloes, there were about 70 million of them. Today they are endangered. Because of the discovery of the buffaloes, Americans had a huge food source, and the skins were very useful for everyday objects like moccasins and other articles of clothing. Grizzly bears and coyotes were a very big surprise to Lewis and Clark. Both of these animals were very dangerous to men, and in turn the people had to develop better weapons and defenses to ward off these beasts. Some defenses were fences, or stronger walls. One of the biggest outcomes of the expeditions was the influence on the progress of science. With these new discoveries, people were more interested in what else was not discovered, scientists could understand more about animals, and more research was conducted on animals to help explain our world. Overall, the discovery of these new animals greatly influenced the progression of science, the advancements in defense from wild animals, and created another food source.
During Lewis and Clark's expedition, about eighty new species of plants were found. They collected hundreds of plant specimens and recorded information on their habitats, growth, and uses by Native Americans. They sent back numerous botanical specimens to be studied back home. One of these specimens were snowberry seeds to grown back in the east. One of the main reasons Lewis and Clark searched for so many specimens of plants was because Jefferson believed the voyage would add to the world's supply of food crops.
How did it influence America?
After Lewis and Clark discovered these new species of plants, it made significant additions to the botanical knowledge, formed the basis for the first major scientific publication of plants, and described and illustrated the plants west of the Mississippi River. With the significant additions to botanical knowledge it influenced more scientists to study plants, just like the findings of animals. Because they described and illustrated the plants west of the Mississippi River, people could learn more about them, gain new food sources from them, avoid the poisonous ones, and create more crops back home. Some of these new plants could also be used as wonderful decorations. Because of the discovery of new plant species, it influenced many things that were very important.
How did it influence America?
With the findings of all these species, many Americans back home could eat new food from these new animals, find new ways to defend themselves from these wild beasts, and most importantly, it strongly influenced the progress of science. With the discovering of the buffalo, many Americans gained new food sources. The buffaloes were hunted so much for their food and skin, that they soon became endangered. When Lewis and Clark first found the buffaloes, there were about 70 million of them. Today they are endangered. Because of the discovery of the buffaloes, Americans had a huge food source, and the skins were very useful for everyday objects like moccasins and other articles of clothing. Grizzly bears and coyotes were a very big surprise to Lewis and Clark. Both of these animals were very dangerous to men, and in turn the people had to develop better weapons and defenses to ward off these beasts. Some defenses were fences, or stronger walls. One of the biggest outcomes of the expeditions was the influence on the progress of science. With these new discoveries, people were more interested in what else was not discovered, scientists could understand more about animals, and more research was conducted on animals to help explain our world. Overall, the discovery of these new animals greatly influenced the progression of science, the advancements in defense from wild animals, and created another food source.
During Lewis and Clark's expedition, about eighty new species of plants were found. They collected hundreds of plant specimens and recorded information on their habitats, growth, and uses by Native Americans. They sent back numerous botanical specimens to be studied back home. One of these specimens were snowberry seeds to grown back in the east. One of the main reasons Lewis and Clark searched for so many specimens of plants was because Jefferson believed the voyage would add to the world's supply of food crops.
How did it influence America?
After Lewis and Clark discovered these new species of plants, it made significant additions to the botanical knowledge, formed the basis for the first major scientific publication of plants, and described and illustrated the plants west of the Mississippi River. With the significant additions to botanical knowledge it influenced more scientists to study plants, just like the findings of animals. Because they described and illustrated the plants west of the Mississippi River, people could learn more about them, gain new food sources from them, avoid the poisonous ones, and create more crops back home. Some of these new plants could also be used as wonderful decorations. Because of the discovery of new plant species, it influenced many things that were very important.