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Starting point: St. Louis, Missouri
Lewis and Clark begin thier journey to map out the new land of the west. The land is part of the louisana purchase. http://www.history.army.mil/LC/Explore/Expedition_West/St.Charles0007.JPG -
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Louis and Clark expedition
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First causality
Sargent Charles Floyd dies from a burst appendix.They were near Sioux City, Iowa. http://clayrediscovery.blogspot.com/2009/04/sergeant-floyd-bluffs-death-rip.html -
Fort Mandan
Louis and Clark come upon the village of the Mandan. They decide to build Fort Mandan accross the river from the village. http:www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/ -
Sacagawea's son
Sacagawea gives birth to her son, Jean Baptiste. They were at Fort Manden. http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/ -
Buffalo
Lewis and Clark enter present day Montana. They find game to be plentify and encounter huge heards of buffalo. http://firstpeople.us/pictures/buffalo/ls/Buffalo.html -
Shoshone tribe
Lewis and Clark meet the Shoshone tribe and try to barter for horses. They find out that the chief is Sacagawea's brother and name the spot Camp Fortunate. http://media-1.web.britannica.com/eb-media/03/62103-004-57F455EC.JPG -
weather effects thier journey
Louis and Clark are traveling over the Bitterroot Mountains. They run short of supplies and run into snow. http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/places/states/montana/mt_bitterroot.htm -
Helped by indians
Louis and Clark are fed and cared for by the Nez Perce. The Nez Perce show them how to make canoes out of hollowed out logs to float down the Columbia River. http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/ -
Lewis and Clark arrive in Idaho
After 11 days in the Bitterroot Mountains, Lewis and Calrk arrived in Weippe, ID. They then meet the Nez Perce tribe. http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/ -
Fort Clatsop
Reach the Pacific Ocean and decide to winter there. They build Fort Clatsop near Astoria, OR. http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/
