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Jefferson Chooses Lewis to lead first expedition across America West
Thomes Jefferson chooses Mariweather Lewis to lead the vey first expodition into the american west -
Louisiana purchase
Jefferson announces the the Louisiana Purches -
Clark joins the expidition
Lewis asks Clark to join the journey and a little while later he accepts -
Corps of Discovery
Men are hired for the Corps of Discovery to help Lewis and Clark on expedition -
Charles Floyd dies
He died from a medical condition called "bilious colic" -
First Enconter
The Corps of Discovery encounters prairie dogs for the first time -
Sacagawea joins the expadition
Sacagawea joins the Corps of Discovery to help them navigate threw the mountains -
Grizzly bears
First encounter with a Grizzly bear -
Sacagawea finds her long lost brother
The main party arrives at the Shoshone camp, where Sacagawea recognizes the chief as her long-lost brother, Cameahwait. -
Fort Clatsop
Having reached the Pacific, the entire expedition—including Sacagawea and Clark's slave, York take a vote on where to build their winter quarters. -
The return home
Having found an easier route across the country, the men reach St. Louis nearly two and a half years after their journey began and are acclaimed as national heroes.