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A beautiful timeline...excellent job, Kemi!

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4. Pearson Social Studies Textbook. Pages: 287-289 and 298-303.

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Lewis and Clark returned to St. Louis on September 23, 1806. Many people were there to welcome them at the riverbank. Lewis sent a letter to President Jefferson about their journey, Native Americans, plants and animals, and the Northwest Passage.

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By March 1806, it was time to return back to St. Louis. Lewis and Clark wanted to explore a little more so when they got to Idaho, they split up into 2 groups. Lewis' group went north of the Missouri River while Clark's group went south of the Missouri River. They agreed to meet a month later where the Yellowstone River meets the Missouri River.

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After they reached the Pacific, the corps quickly wanted to return back home but high winds and driving rain would make their trip difficult. Because of this, they decided to stay in Oregon for the winter. They built Fort Clatsop for shelter. This winter was long, dreary, cold, and wet. There was not much to do so Lewis and Clark spent their time making maps and writing in their journals.

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The journey on the upper Columbia was dangerous. They had to steer their boats around sharp rocks and through powerful white-water rapids. Their journey got better when they reached the lower part of Columbia. On November 7, 1805, the Corps of Discovery sailed into the mouth of the Columbia River. Eight days later, the men arrived at the shore of the Pacific Ocean in what is now Oregon. They were extremely happy and celebrated by carving their names in trees.

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As they crossed Bitterroot Range, they had trouble finding food. Clark and some other men went to find some food when they came upon the Nez Perce Indians. The Nez Perce Indians gave them food such as salmon and camas roots. Some of the Nez Perce people thought Lewis and Clark were enemies and tried to kill them when they got weak and sick but a Nez Perce woman named Watkuweis said not to harm the man. The Nez Perce people listened and took care of them until they were healthy. They also showed them how to get to the Columbia River.

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In July, the Corps of Discovery were about to face the hardest thing yet - crossing the Rocky Mountains. At this time Sacagawea was the most help of all. She knew they were going to pass the homeland of her people, the Shoshone. When they got there she was surprised to see her brother as the chief. She persuaded him to lend them horses and give them a route through the mountains. With help from a Shoshone guide, they got through the Rocky Mountains and they crossed Bitterroot Range.

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During the expedition, there were many animals that were not familiar to them. These included grizzly bears, prairie dogs, bison, coyotes, and some species of birds. In the summer of 1805, Clark came face to face with a grizzly bear and killed it so it won't harm him. The corps also hunted bison for food.

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On June 13, 1805, Lewis and Clark reached Montana and saw the Great Falls of Missouri River. They thought it was beautiful but it meant that the Northwest Passage didn't exist.

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Lewis and Clark met many Native American tribes throughout their journey. Their first encounter with Native Americans was on August 2, 1804 and they met members of the Missouri and Oto tribes. Every time they meet Native Americans, they shower them with gifts so they know they aren't an enemy. When they came across the Mandan and Hidasta tribes in October 1804, they met a young woman named Sacagawea and her husband Charbonneau. They came along and helped on the expedition.

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The expedition started on May 14, 1804 in the Missouri River. They brought food, muskets, knives, a compass, and other supplies along with them. The first obstacle they encountered was going against the Missouri River's current. Rocks and fallen trees plus mosquitoes made the job harder. By the end of spring 1804, they had already passed through the states of  Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa.

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Lewis and Clark barely met before their expedition. They spent most of their time preparing for the adventure. Jefferson told Lewis to take a journal and take notes on whatever he saw and draw detailed maps of the area. They also made a group of men to help them and they were called the Corps (Kor) of Discovery.

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A few months after Louisiana was added to United States, Jefferson wanted people to explore the land because nobody knew how it was like (even France). In 1803, Jefferson asked Meriwether Lewis to lead an expedition to explore Louisiana and find the Northwest Passage. Lewis agreed then asked Jefferson to appoint William Clark so they can lead together. Neither Lewis or Clark knew that this adventure would make them famous throughout history.

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Thomas Jefferson was the president at this time and he wanted to buy New Orleans from France so he sent James Monroe and Robert Livingston to negotiate for it. But, when Napoleon told them that they were willing to give all of Louisiana, Jefferson agreed to that instead and bought it on May 2, 1803.

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France was having tension with England and wanted money for their army in case of a war. The only way to get money was to sell their territory in North America (Louisiana). They were offering to sell it for a great price of $15 million dollars.