Lewis And Clark

Hostile

Surveyor

Prairie

Interpreter

Keelboat

Botanist

Preparing for a journey

• Thousands Of Hostiles
• Purchased Knifes,Rifles and Tomahawks
• They Traveled To Philadelphia To Buy Medicine,Tents,Tools,Kettles and tobacco For Gifts To The Natives
• The Journey Is Gonna B Very Dangerous

Training for an expedition

• Livingston and James Had Just Purchased The Louisiana Territory From France
• More Than 50 Skilled Soldiers Volunteered To Join Lewis & Clark On The Journey
• On The Missouri River Was Chosen To Set Up A Training Camp It Was Called Camp River Dubois

Exploring the west

• The Expedition Traveled 10-15 Miles A Day
• Lewis & Clark Drew Notes And Pictures And Pictures And Hunted Buffalo
• On May 14, 1804 the 8,000-mile Expedition Left From St.Louis,Missouri

Sacajawea

• Lewis & Clark Met A French Fur Trader Named Toussaint Charbonneau
• Charbonneau Purchased Sacajawea From The Mandan Tribe And Married Her

The Nez Perce

• Most Difficult Part Of The Journey Was The Bitterroot Range.
• The Travelers Almost Starved To Death Along The Trail
• The Perce Treated Explorers With Kindness
• The Perce Had Never Seen White Men Before

The Pacific Ocean

• In November 1805, Lewis & Clark Expedition Reached The Pacific Ocean At The Mouth Of Columbia River
• The Group Had To Meet A Ship That Would Take Them Back Home
• When No Ship Appeared The Group Decided To Built A Shelter

Returning Home

• The Next Spring, The Explorers Began The Far Trip Home
• They Traveled Up The Columbia River Against A Strong Current
• On September 3, 1806 The Lewis And Clark Expedition Returned Safely To St. Louis

A Successful Expedition

• The Expedition Was A Success But The Problem Was That President Jefferson Hoped To Find A Water Route But They Didnt
• Lewis & Clark Had Seen Beautiful Land And Rugged Mountains
• Most Important, The Expedition Gave The U.S A Stronger Claim To Oregon Country