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Lewis is chosen
Thomas Jefferson chooses Lewis to lead the first expedition across American West -
Jefferson asks permission for an expedition
Thomas Jefferson Secretly asks permission from Congress to go to the expedition. -
Congress votes yes
Congress grants Jefferson's request. -
Napoleon sold land to jefferson
France sells 828,000 square miles of land West of the Mississippi River to the United States (Louisiana Purchase). -
Preparation for expedition
Lewis prepares fot the expedition -
Louisiana purchase
Jefferson announces the Louisiana PUrchase. -
Clark joins expedition
Lewis asks William Clark to share command of expedition. -
Shoshone Tribe
Sacagawea meets the shoshone chief, her long-lost brother -
Fort Clatsop
Explorers vote on location of winter camp -
Corps divides
Corps divides; Lewis takes nine men to explore shortcut to Great Falls, Clark and the others travel down Yellowstone River. -
Corps reunites
The Corps is reunited!!! -
Return to St Louis
THe crew returns to St. Louis; journey complete
