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Meriweather Lewis and William Clark begin their expedition, making their way up the Missouri River.
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the Sioux demand a boat in order to pass through the territory. Lewis and Clark pull their weapons on them and this ends the effort to maintain friendly relations with the Sioux.
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Lewis and Clark and their men try to build a fort before winter approaches. before December the fort is finished but the temperatures drop below 0 degrees, making food scarce.
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During the winter Lewis and Clark hire an interpreter at fort Mandan to talk with the natives. The interpreters wife turned out to be Sacagawea
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the men come to a fork in the river. They are unsure which way to go so Lewis and 3 men go through the south side to see if they're on the Missouri. they eventually find the falls of the Missouri to assure Lewis it's the Missouri.
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The men see a Shoshone Indian on horseback which they had been looking for. They trade with the Shoshone for horses in order to cross the Rockies.
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the men ride their horses through the last mountain range between them and the pacific. in November they reach the Pacific
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They face a rainy winter on the pacific. The men spend most of the time making clothes, storing food and writing maps.
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The men ride the Missouri back down to St. Louis. Although, before this one of the men had accidentally shot Lewis. Thankfully, the wound is not fatal.
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Lewis And Clark enter the mississippi river and get off in St. Louis where they end their journey.The Journey took 2 years, 4 months, and 10 days.
