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Meriwether Lewis is picked as commander for the expedition. this is important because without lewis no one would be in charge to lead the expidition
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Announcement of the Louisiana Purchase without this lewis and clark couldnt explore america.
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The Expedition begins lewis and clark set out to find things unseen in North America.
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Charles Floyd dies of a probable burst appendix. he was the only person to die on the journey.
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Fort Mandan completed, expedition moves in for the winter. set complications for the explorers
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Sacagawea gives birth to baby boy, Jean Baptiste. only child born on expidition.
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Lewis and another hunter kill a large grizzly bear, which had never before been described for science. they had never encountered bears before.
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The expedition reaches Columbia River.
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Fort Clatsop is presented to the Clatsop Indian, for which it was named, and the expedition begins the journey home. it took half of the amount of time getting there to get back.
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Lewis and Clark reach St. Louis the end of the journey.
