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Expedition sets off
The expedition heads for Camp Dubois. Clark writes in his journal as they head to camp "under a jentle brease". -
Death
Sargent Charles Floyd died, resulting in the only casualty in the expedition . -
Fort Mandan was built
The Copes of Discovery built this fort to winter over at then left in April 7, 1805 -
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Fort Mandan winter weather
The winter the expedition spent at Fort Mandan was extremely harsh. The temperature was always below 0 and sometimes got to -40. Journal keeping was also affected since ink freezes at such low temperatures. -
Meeting with Sioux tribe
The Sioux tribe was a large tribe who first met with the Louis and Clark expedition in 1804 in present day south Dakota. The meeting went well for both parts of the equation. -
Baby is born
Sacajawea's son Jean Baptiste Charbonneau was born in Fort Mandan, North Dakota. -
Animal attacks
A grizzly attacks the expedition just below Big Muddy Creek, taking ten shots before it dies. A "most tremendous looking animal, and extreemly hard to kill," wrote Lewis on the encounter. -
Meeting the Shoshone tribe
The Shoshone tribe was only encountered by the Corps because they needed houses to travel over the Rocky mountains. They were fortunate to have needed them or else they would never have met Sacajawea. -
Shoshone meeting in Idaho
The Corps meet the Shoshone in the east of the Rocky Mountains. -
The Shoshone
The Shoshone tribe helped the expedition in two ways on the same occasion by lending them horses and letting Sacajawea guide them. -
Disease
The expedition was full of disease like Malaria, Venereal disease and Dysentery just to name a few. -
Camas root discovered
The expedition was under nourished and hungry so Nez Perce Indians introduced Lewis and Clark to the camas root. They said it tasted sweet like a pumpkin. But they were not use to so much fiber and got extremely ill. -
Peaceful exchange
The expedition peacefully exchanged goods between the Chinook Indians at the mouth of the Columbia River and near the Pacific ocean. -
Fort Clatsop
Fort Clatsop served as a winter fort for the Corps. They stayed here until December 8, 1805 until their departure on March 23, 1806. -
Blackfoot death
The expedition killed several Blackfoot warriors sometime in July when the attempted to steal their guns.