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Louisiana Purchase
The Announcement of the Lousiana Purchase. This was important becuase it was land deal between France and the United States. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition begins
The Lewis and Clark Expedition begins. This is important because they explored areas of land that had not yet been discovered yet and began the settlements in the west. -
Confrontation with Teton Sioux.
The Confrontation with Teton Sioux, who demanded one of the expedition's boats as a toll to travel farther upriver. Cheif Black Buffalo resolves situation before any fighting. Expedition stays with tribe for 3 more days. This is important because if the conforontation did not happen Teton Sioux would have killed the expeditioners and the expedition wouldent have gone on. -
Toussaint Charbonneau
Toussaint Charbonneau, a french canadian fur trapper living with the Hidatas,is hired as an interpreter. His wife, Sacagawea, a shoshone who had been captured by the Hidatsas and sold to the Charbonneau, is also considered helpful as the shoshones are said to live at the headwaters of the Missouri. Toussaint Charbonneau is important because he interpreted the skills of Sacagawea. -
Fort Mandan Completed.
Fort Mandan completed, expedition moves in for the winter. Fort Mandan is a encapement or fort that Lewis and Clark created on their expedition. This is important because without these little settlements they would have died because it was the middle of the winter. -
Sacagawea gives birth.
Sacagawea gives birth to a baby boy, Jean Baptiste. Jean Baptiste is important because he became very sucessful in his adult life, he got a great education and started his own dexpedition and used his father as a guide. -
Expidition hits a road block
Scouting ahead of the rest of the expedition, Lewis comes across the Great Falls of the Missouri. He also discovers four more waterfalls farther upstream. The expedition will have to portage over eighteen miles, taking nearly a month, to get past them. This is important because it added a month to there journey. -
Reunion of Siblings
Lewis discovers a village of Shoshones and tries to negotiatefor horses. Clark and the rest of the expedition arrives as well, and it is discovered that the Shoshone chief Cameahwait is Sacagawea's brother. Lewis and Clark name the site Camp Fortunate. This is important because Lewis and Clark can't go through the mountains without horses. -
The Ocean
Clark, who believes he can see the ocean writes his most famous journal entry: "Ocian in view! O! the joy." The expedition is actually still 20 miles from the sea. Terrible storms halt the expedition for nearly 3 weeks. Clark seeing the ocean brings hope to the expediton. -
The Journey begins home
Fort Clatsop is presented to the Clatsop Indian, for which it was named, and the expedition begins the journey home. The journey was half over. -
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70 miles per day
With the current of the MIssouri behind them, they are able to cover over 70 miles per day. The expedition also begins meeting boats of American traders heading upriver. Going down river with the current caused the expedition to pass faster. -
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National Heroes
Lewis and Clark are treated as national heroes. They returned to Washington, D.C. The men receive double pay and 320 acres of land as reward, the captains get 1,600 acres. Lewis is named governor of the Louisiana Territory, Clark is made Indian agent for the West and brigadier general of the territory's militia. This is important because Lewis and Clark moved on to bigger and better things after the expedition. -
Reaching St. Louis
Lewis and Clark reach St.Louis. Reaching St. Louis marked the end of Lewis and Clark's expedition.
