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Lewis and Clark travel across the U.S.
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Jefferson hired Lewis to go on the expedition.
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Lewis hires Clark to go with him on the expedition in 1803
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Lewis and Clark started there expedition in St. Louis on May 14th, 1804
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Bad weather alone was enough trouble, sometimes it would be too foggy for the boats to travel or too cold to leave camp. Also, rain would cause the instruments to rust so Lewis had to constantly check them and oil them down again. Along the river were mass amounts of mosquitoes which Lewis said "gathered around my face so much so I could not see." Choppy waters would make boat travel difficult and while they made it, there was the constant fear of drowning or the boat capsizing. Read more: htt
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It took them 3 weeks to build Fort Mandan
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Lewis and Clark killed 2 pheasants for food
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Lewis and Clark's expedition traveled the Missouri river
