Description Thomas Jefferson\'s Corps of Discovery included Captains Lewis and Clark and a crew of 28 men to chart a route from St.
This is his story..
But as York\'s independence and status rose on the journey, the question remained what status he would carry once the expedition was over.
The captains came to rely on York\'s judgement, determination, and peacemaking role with the American Indian nations they encountered.
York\'s contributions to the expedition, however, were invaluable.
Slaves did not have choices.
York, the enslaved man taken on the journey, did not choose to go.
All the crew but one volunteered for the mission.
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Description Thomas Jefferson\'s Corps of Discovery included Captains Lewis and Clark and a crew of 28 men to chart a route from St
