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The Journey Begins
Lewis and Clark set off with four dozen soldiers and head west up the Missouri River. -
Standoff With the Teton Sioux
Yankton Sioux warned about how the Teton Sioux would want more gifts than what was given to them. They were correct. Tetion Sioux demanded a boat to pass. -
Winter Among the Mandan
Lewis and Clark learned many things about the land from the neighboring Indians, the Hidatsa. They hired Sacagawea and her family as interpreters. -
Lewis Changes His Mind
Many Indian tribes had warned Lewis and Clark about the Grizzly bears being powerful creatures. Neither of them thought the bears would be any danger since they were more well equipped than the Indians had been. They later found out how powerful the bears really are when a group of them attacked and chased Lewis 80 yards before being shot. -
Around the Great Falls
Lewis becomes the first caucasian man to see the Great Falls. -
Abandoning the Boats
The group abandons their canoes and continues on foot and horses given to them by the Walla Walla tribe. -
Crossing the Bitterroots, Again
The group was returning to the east side of the country and were crossing through the Bitterroots again. It was still winter there and the horses were walking on 10 ft of packed snow. They had to turn around and ask Indians for help returning to the mountains. -
Parting Ways, Skirmishing With Blackfeet
The group split in half. Lewis and his group went into the Blackfeet Indian territory. There was a fight and two Indians were killed. The men rode 180 miles away in 1 day thinking the Indians were following them. -
Riding the Missouri
One of Clarks group members were hunting deer and shot what they thought was an elk. It ended up being Lewis. The shot went through his thigh and didn't cause any major damage. Their groups were reunited. -
Given Up for Dead, Hailed as Heroes
Lewis, Clark and their group returned home and were greeted as heroes with gunfire salutes and an enthusiastic welcome.
