1. Lewis and Clark

2. The Louisiana Purchase
Which president made the Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson
What country did he purchase the territory from?
France
How much did he pay for the land?
$15 million

4. The Explorers
William Clark
Meriwether Lewis

6. Jefferson and Lewis
Upon planning expansion westward, Jefferson named the rugged, intellectually gifted Lewis as its commander.
Jefferson gave him a crash course in the natural sciences and sent him to Philadelphia to study medicine, botany and celestial navigation.
Lewis chose William Clark to be second in command – had served in the military together

7. Corps of Discovery
Ordered to collect scientific information about unknown plants and animals en route to the Pacific and learn as much as possible about the Native American tribes along the way
Focus on the economic usefulness of different regions, especially in terms of plant and animal life
Mountains of salt, a race of Welsh-speaking Indians and even herds of wooly mammoths and giant ground sloths

8. The Gang’s All Here Physically fit, experienced outdoorsmen
People from many different racial, ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds
Botany, weather forecasting, zoology, navigation by the moon, Native American sign language, carpentry, gun repair, piloting boats

9. “What an immensity of meat; it requires 4 deer, or an elk and a deer, or one buffalo to supply us plentifully for 24 hours.” – William Clark
When wild game was plentiful, the men ate around 9 pounds of meat a day

10. Only One Fatality
August 20, 1804 – Sergeant Floyd dies of a ruptured appendix
Good start to the trip!
On the way back, someone shot Lewis in the buttocks, mistook him for an elk

11. Sacagawea
In North Dakota, Lewis and Clark met a French trader and wife was Sacagawea
Member of the Shoshone tribe, 16 and 6 months pregnant at the start of the expedition
Identified plants and edible roots, helped part to understand the ways of native peoples they met, interpreter, guide
Carried young baby with her, let native American tribes know that it was a peaceful expedition

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13. Keeping Up Relations Why was finding/trading food so important?
Tradable goods brought along to use as gifts in exchange for help from Native Americans
Tomahawks and knives as well as several rifles and muskets, 200 pounds of gunpowder and over 400 pounds of lead for bullets
Relationships with Native Americans were mainly peaceful

14. The Struggle Is Real Physical and mental strain
Food shortages – at squirrel and dog meat
Separation from families and friends
Extreme weather conditions

15. After the Journey
Along with his salary and 1,600 acres of land, Lewis was named governor of the Louisiana Territory
Had always battled with depression and “dark moods”, mood swings, he began to have a drinking problem and neglected his duties as governor, money troubles
Lewis died on October 12, 1809, at an inn near Nashville, Tennessee