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St. Louis, Missouri
President Thomas Jefferson has gone to Congress to obtain consent to fund an expedition to the new lands to the west. President Jefferson gathers a group of men and chooses his childhood friend Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to lead the expedition. He spends $2,500 dollars to fund the expedition. On February 28, 1803, the group, called the Corps od Disciovery set out from St. Louis Missouri. -
Sickness comes.
Charles Floyd falls ill and the company stops in hope that he recovers soon. -
Causality occurs!
Charles Floyd passes away on this day. He is buried upon a hilltop which is named Floyd's Bluff. -
Animal encounters
During the expedition, the group encountered many different types of animals. There were buffalo, praire dogs, antelope, coyotes, and mule deer. -
Encountering a Sioux Tribe
The Corps encounter a band with a group of Sioux Indians and almost get into a fight over a boat. -
Peaceful trade with the Indians
The group was able to trade with the Pawnee and Cheyenne Indians for tobacco. -
Fort Mandan
Lewis and Clarks along with their group stayed at a fort called Fort Mandan over the winter of 1804. -
A baby is born!
A baby is born and Lewis tries to make the birth go quickly by giving Sacagewea crushed rattlesnake rattle powder. -
Shoshone Tribe
The group encounter Sacagewea's home tribe, the Shoshone Indians. They meet the Indains and find that Sacagewea's brother is the chief. -
Weather
It starts to snow heavily as the entire group attempst to cross the Bitterroot Mountains. Patrick Gass described these mountains as the most terrible mountains he had ever beheld. -
Fort Clatsop
Lewis and Clark along with their group of men stayed at Fort Clatsop over the winter of 1805. -
Plants affect the group
The groups tobacco supply has been emptied so, the group uses crab tree bark as a substitute. -
Help comes from the local Indians
The Nez Percè provided food for the Corps of Discovery during this time. They were a friendly that was more than happy to lend aid. -
Indian trouble
The group woke up to find the Blackfeet Indian tribe trying to steal their guns and horses. A fight broke out where two of the Indain men lost their lives.
