Shaughnasty and Fushigi

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
21st Apr, 1803	Lewis is picked as commander	Thomas Jefferson chooses Meriwether Lewis to lead the expedition. They are sent to explore new land, find new plants, and find new animals.
4th Jul, 1803	Announcement of the Loisiana Purchase	The French sell their territory in North America to the United States of America for 15 million dollars. Lweis and Clark are chosen to explore.
14th May, 1804	Expedition begins	On May 14, 1804, Jefferson told Lewis and Clark to go beyond the MIssissippi River and explore for new land from the Louisiana Purchase.
3rd Aug, 1804	Corps of Discovery meet with representatives	The Corps of Discover meet with representatives of the Oto and Missouri Indians. They give peace medals, 15 star flags and other gifts.
7th Sep, 1804	The Prarie Dog	The explorers try to drown out an animal they had never seen before out of It's burrow. They catch it and call it a Prarie Dog.
4th Nov, 1804	Sacagewea	Toussaint Charbonneau's wife sacagewea
11th Feb, 1805	A New Member	During the expedition, Sacagawea gives birth to a baby boy named Jean Baptiste
7th Apr, 1805	Maps, Reports and Indian Artifacts	As they go along with their journey, Lewis and Clark send back maps, reports and Indian artifacts back to Jefferson for analysis. They send a dozen men back down river, but the remaining explorers continue their journey.
29th Apr, 1805	The Grizzly	Lewis and another hunter killed a large grizzly bear, which none of them had ever seen before. They send the description back home to Jefferson.
17th Aug, 1805	We need horses	Lewis and Clark find a tribe of Shoshone Indians and tries to negotiate for horses. The chief of the tribe is Sacagawea's brother, so they get horses and Lewis and Clark name the village Camp Fortunate.
1st Nov, 1806	Welcome Home	WHen they return, Lewis and CLark are treated as National Heros. They return to Washington, D.C. and the men recieve double pay and 320 achres of land as a reward. The captain is awarded 1600 Acres. Lewis is named governor of Louisiana and CLark is made the Indian Agent for the West and Brigadier General of the territory's militia.
Timespan Dates:	Timespan Title:	Timespan Description:
1st Sep, 1806 to 30th Sep, 1806	The Journey Home	On their way back, the current of the Missouri is behind Lewis and Clark so they are able to travel about 70 miles per day. They also pass other American travelers on their way upstream.