Lewis and Clark Expedition

Secret Letter

Jan 18, 1803

Thomas Jefferson sent a secret letter to Congress asking for money to finance the expedition

Indian Encounter

Aug 3, 1804

Lewis and Clark have a meeting with a group of Oto Indians. They give out medals of peace and Lewis gives out a speech

The Expedition

Oct 26, 1804

They arrived at the Earth-Lodge villages that belong to the Mandan and Hidatsa tribes

Sacagawea Gives Birth

Feb 11, 1805

Sacagawea gives birth to her son Jean Baptiste at Fort Mandan. He sooner nicknamed Pompy

Journey Home

Mar 23, 1806

Lewis and Clark begin to head home and on their way, they stole a boat from and India village