Lewis and Clark

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Lewis and Clark

• By
• Kayla Hetherman
• Ashley Gaffney

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Background Information

• Jefferson received Louisiana territory from
  Napoleon Bonaparte because he was unable to
  control Haiti.
• Jefferson believed Louisiana territory included
  Northwest Passage. He was wrong, it does not
  exist!
• Having possession of the Louisiana property, U.S.
  would double its size for only 15 million.
• Louisiana territory contained Port of New
  Orleans.
• Jefferson wanted the new territory mapped, and so
  began the Expedition of Lewis and Clark.

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The Expedition

• Meriwether Lewis was originally chosen to lead
  the expedition, but he asked William Clark to
  join him.
• The trip would last 2 and a half years
• 50 soldiers and woodsmen were also taken. Along
  with Sacajawea, the interpreter and guide, who
  was met along the way.

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The Reason Behind

• Besides just mapping the land, Lewis and Clark
  were to record observations of what they saw.
• They were to keep detailed journals.
• They were also supposed to take specimens, such
  as, rocks, animals, and plants.
• They were also supposed to locate the source of
  the Missouri River.

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The Beginning

• On May 14th, 1804, Lewis and Clark began their
  journey from St. Louis.
• They went against the current of the Missouri
  River.
• In September, they camped for the winter at the
  village of the Mandan Indians, todays North
  Dakota.
• They set back out on their journey in 1805 with
  assistance from Sacajawea.

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Sacajawea

• Sacajawea helped Lewis and Clark to travel the
  unfamiliar land. She protected the party from
  other native lands and natives.
• Sacajawea was a captive of the Mandan Indians and
  was from the Shoshoni tribe.
• The land was familiar to her because her tribe
  settled parts of Eastern Nevada, Southern Idaho,
  and Western Utah.

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The Continuation

• Lewis and Clark discovered the mouth of the
  Missouri river at the Three Forks, beyond the
  Great Falls, present day Montana.
• They proceeded on foot, crossed the Rockies, and
  saw hundreds of prairie dogs.
• Traveling on rivers found west of the Rockies,
  they were able to reach the mouth of the Columbia
  river in November of 1805.

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The Return Home

• They camped at Fort Clatsop near the Pacific over
  the winter of 1805-1806.
• They turned around from there and began the
  journey back to St. Louis.
• On the way home, Lewis and Clark split up at
  Three Forks and they joined up right before Fort
  Mandan.
• Lewis and Clark returned on September of 1806.
• They brought with them many inaccurate facts
  other than the map of the Louisiana territory and
  Oregon country.