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St. Louis, Missouri was the starting point of the expedition. Lewis and Clark set off from Camp Dubois on this day. There are over four dozen men.
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Near present day Sioux city, Iowa, the Lewis and Clark expedition loses their first member. Sergeant Charles Floyd becomes sick and dies, from what was most likely a burst appendix. They bury him on a hilltop and name it Floyd's Bluff.
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The Sioux tribe( pronounced ˈsü) was the first Native American tribe Lewis and Clark encountered on there expedition.
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Near what is is now present day Yankton, South Dakota, Lewis and Clark were having a meeting with the Yankton Sioux . At the time of the meeting, a baby is born. According to the Yankton Sioux, Lewis wrapped the baby in the American flag and declared him an American.
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At Lewis and Clark's winter fort, the temperature reaches about 49 degrees below zero.
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Lewis thinks the native were over exaggerating when he was told about the grizzly bear. Past the mouth of the Yellowstone river the expedition members are chased around the plains by grizzly after grizzly and have a great difficulty killing them.
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Lewis was searching ahead of everyone else and he came across the Great Falls of the Missouri. He said it was "the grandest sight I ever beheld". Then he found more waterfalls, so they had to go around by 18.5 miles. They encountered horrible heat and hail. What should have taken half a day took a month.
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Lewis and Clark find a Shoshone village and try to negotiate for horses to cross the "great divide" otherwise known as the Rocky Mountains. Sacajawea is brought to them to translate for them. The Shoshone chief is Sacajawea's brother. His name is Cameahwait.
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Lewis is successful in making a trade for horses. It is his birthday and he turns 31. He is the first American to cross the Continental Divide. He has accomplished a lot, but he feels like he has only been living for himself, so he makes a vow to live for "all mankind".
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The Corps of Discovery are in the Bitterroot Mountains. The terrain is steep and difficult. They are running out of food and have to butcher and eat one of their horses. They finally emerge from the Bitterroots after eleven days and they are just about starving to death. They are near what is now Weippe, Idaho.
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After coming out of the mountains, the hungry and tired expedition comes to a Nez Percé village. The Nez Percé tribe provides them with food and shows them how to make new canoes by using fire to hollow out pine trees so they can get down the river.
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Lewis, Clark, and the rest of the expedition get very sick after eating too much salmon and camas roots. The Nez Perce Indians have decided to be friends with them. The date listed below may not be the correct date. the website i got this information from listed it as late September.
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Lewis and Clark celebrate Christmas at their new quarters. It is named Fort Clatsop after a nearby Indian Tribe. They give presents of handkerchiefs and what is left of the tobacco supply.
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Lewis and Clark meet some Blackfoot tribesmen and they all camp together. In the morning, Lewis and Clark catch the Natives trying to steal their guns and horses. After Lewis and Clark fight off the Blackfoot tribesmen, two of the tribesmen are dead.
