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lewis and clark setup diplomatic relation with indian. learned the shape of landscape and the creatues of the western world. marked pathway for spreading west ocean to ocean.

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through their journey it was quit difficult,because many suffered frosbite, hunger, dehydration it was also bad weather with freezing temperatures.
they encountered 72 native tribes they drew 140 maps they also discovered 200 plants and animals including the grizzly bear.

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lews and clark and other members of the corps of discovery were welcome back to st.louis carred journals of their expedition. maps drawn by clark during the journey.

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corps left fort Clapton to go home return there horse and waited until June for the snow to melt to cross the mountains and to Missouri river basin.

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sacagawea created excitement when she recognized beaverhead rock, with beaverhead rock as their land mark, the exporters were confident they would so find the shoshone indians.

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they had found head waters of the Missouri rivers confirmed there is no north west passage across the continent

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lewis and clark reached the white cliftsot the missouri river,they were faced with a choice of 2 forks in river.

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lewis and clark sent some of their crew and their keelboat loaded with zoological sampling, maps, reports and letters back to St Louis while the rest of the corps headed to the pacific.

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a 22yr old member sergeant Charles Floyd died of an abdominal infection he was the only member of the corps to die on their journey.

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clark recruited and trained men at camp Dubois which included 45 men 27 unmarried soilders and a french indian interpreter.

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Thomas Jefferson won approval for a visionary project (corps of discovery. the corps was formed to explore the uncharted west.they would travel thousands of miles.experiencing lands,rivers and people that no americans ever had before.