2) I want to bring 150 yards of cloth to be oiled and sewn into tents and sheets because we need shelter and protection.

3) 30 steels for striking to make fire would be very helpful considering we need a fire to cook and stay warm.

4) I suggest we bring coats because it will get extremely cold outside.

5) Shoes would protect our feet and keep them warm.

6) Twelve dozen pocket mirrors because that seems like a nice gift for the Indians. We want to get along with them.

7) We should bring knives for protection and hunting. 

8)  Drugs for blistering, salivation and increased kidney output would help the sick.

9) The Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris would help us with direction and keep me entertained.

10) 50 dozen Dr. Rush’s patented "Rush’s pills" would come in handy when/if the men are hit with illness.

The idaho fescue is a plant that has compound leaves with leathery, hollylike leaflets ending in dense branched clusters of small yellow flowers. This plant can grow to be seven feet tall! The idaho fescue would help benefit the lives of the Americans. They are also known as ground potatoes, which would make them a good food source to keep in mind. The root could be boiled, smashed, or dried and pounded into a meal.
Animal

The plains gray wolf was discovered on the expedition of Lewis and Clark. This wolf is about 4 ½ to 6 ½ feet long, from snout to tail, and it weighs about 60-110 pounds. It’s fur is most likely a coat of gray, black or buff with red-ish coloring. The plains gray wolf is a carnivore, and for the most part resembles a large scary dog.

I imagine that the plains gray wolf made quite the impression on the corps. It’s large, beautiful, and I imagine it would have been very breathtaking. The wolf could benefit the lives of the American people by providing fur to trade. The plains gray wolf’s fur would also keep them warm. Americans could use it’s meat to eat or also trade.