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WHO ARE THESE GUYS?? Meriwether Lewis and William Clark Both former soldiers from Virginia (TJ’s home state) Jefferson chooses Lewis, who picks Clark

Goals of the Expedition 1.Scientific – Study plants, animals, geography 2.Economic – Is area profitable for America? If so then how? Is there a passage to Pacific? “Northwest Passage” 3.Ambassadors to Indian Tribes – Bring messages of friendship – “Peace Medals”

JEFFERSON PEACE MEDAL

Lewis and Clark leave St. Louis in May of 1804 Travel along the Missouri River with “Corps of Discovery” – men

The only casualty on the entire trip was Sgt. Charles Floyd who died of sickness.

Lewis and Clark met many Indian tribes along the way including the famous Lakota, or Teton Indians in central South Dakota

Lewis and Clark spent the winter of 1804 in a Mandan Indian village They were concerned about how they would make it through the Rocky Mountains They met a Shoshone Indian woman named Sacagawea who was from the Rockies

Sacagawea and her infant son Pomp agreed to be guides for Lewis and Clark on their journey through the Rockies and to the Pacific

In Idaho Lewis and Clark met the Shoshone Indians Sacagawea is a relative of the Chief The explorers buy horses to cross the mountains for eleven days

Lemhi Pass August 1805 No river leading through the Rockies Continental Divide

The Nez Perce teach Lewis and Clark to make Canoes from logs to speed down the Snake And Columbia Rivers toward the ocean

Mt. Hood Pacific Ocean ahead!

November 1805 Lewis and Clark make it to the Pacific Ocean They would make camp in Oregon for the winter and begin their journey home in the spring

July 1806 In the only battle of the whole Expedition, two Blackfeet warriors are killed

Sacagawea says good-bye in August 1806

Lewis and Clark arrived back in St. Louis on September 23, 1806 To a hero’s welcome

Lewis and Clark are remembered today Statues Books Parades Reenactments Trail Markers Celebrations Museums

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