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Lewis and Clark Begin Their Voyage
On May 14th, Clark and around 48 men, meet up with Lewis on May 20th. They had been preparing for this voyage since fall of 1803. Thay started the journey by heading upstream on the Missouri River. -
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Sargaent Charles Floyd Dies
Charles Floyd was the only person to die during this entire trip. He died of a ruptured appendix historians believe and that led to peritonitis. When he died, Lewis and Clark held a funeral for him and they even buried him and gave their respects. He died shortly after the voyage began and he died on or by the Missouri River. -
Lewis and Clark Arrive at Big Sioux River
In late August of 1804, Lewis and Clark reached Bid Sioux River. They met with a group of Sioux indians called Yanktons at Calumet Bluff. A guy who lived with the Yankons, Pierre Dorion, who was a French Canadian fur trader, acted as an interpreter. Pierre was heading to St. louis to sell his furs and Lewis and Clark hired him to talk to the indians. The Yanktons wanted Lewis and Clarks guns but they cannot trade them because they needed them for their trip. The Yanktons agreed to help them. -
Lewis and Clark Found Prairie Dogs
On this date, Clark wrote in his journal about discovering prairie dogs. Lewis and Clark captured a prairie dog and sent it to Thomas Jefferson from Fort Mandan. They foudn the prairie dog near present day Fort Randall Dam. -
A Causality Lewis and Clark Had
Lewis and Clark had a casuality when they met the Teton Sioux Indians. No one in Lewis and Clark's expedition could speak Sioux. This lead to many problems and miscommunications. -
First Winter at Fort Mandan
In late October Lewis and Clark have reached the villages of the Mandan and Hidasta. They built a fort in the area west of what is now Washburn, North Dakota. While they were there, they hired Sacagawea and her husband Toussaint Charbonneau. Charbonneau was an interpreter and Sacagawea was also an interpreter. -
Winter of 1804-1805
Temperatures were as low as -40 degrees. They were in North Dakota for over 146 days. Ink froze at this type of climate and it made it very hard to write anything in their journals. -
Sacagawea Has a Baby
Sacagawea gives birth to a baby boy. She names him Jean Baptiste Charbonneau. She gave birth to him in an American fort called Mandan. -
Stuff is Sent to Thomas Jefferson
Lewis and Clark send in total 4 boxes, 1 trunk, and 3 cages. The boxes contained pelts, horns, and skeletons of various animals, dried plants, soil, mineral, and insect speciemen. In the cages were 4 magpies, a prairie dog, and a sharp tailed grouse. Everything was labeled and had a brief descripition along with a date on it. Only the prairie dog and 1 magpie survived this trip. -
Lewis and Clark Meet the Shoshone
Lewis and three other men went ahead of the others to scout ahead. Some women were first alarmed when they saw the strangers, but quickly recognized them as friends when Lewis laid down his gun. The cheif accepted Lewis and Clark and the shoshone tribe then treated them as guests by sharing their food and providing them with a teepee to sleep in. -
Lewis and Clark Meet the Nez Perce
Lewis and Clark came into idaho and they eventually ran into the Nez Perce indians. Clark ran into the Nez Perce first and he offered them gifts. Lewis later came, as Clark and Lewis had split the group into two. They left their horses with the Nez Perce and came back and got them on theri way back. The Nez Perce showed the tired and weakened men how to build canoes. -
Second Winter at Fort Clatsop
Lewis and Clark had to stop and rest because winter was coming. They built a fort so they could stay warm and dry. They had a harsh winter and they stayed at this fort for about 3 months. They left on March 23rd of 1806. It was harsh because they had a hard time staying dry. They had plenty of food but their animal skins had started to rot so they were hard to stay warm. -
Two Blackfeet Killed
Lewis sees eight blackfeet on the 26th of June and they camp together. the next morning, Lewis sees the Blackfeet trying to steal their horses and guns. Shots are fired. 2 Blackfeet are killed.
