Path to Expansion

  • Jefferson and secracy

    Jefferson and secracy
    Jefferson asks for money for a expedition and even though he says it will only cost around 2,500 in the end it up to cost around 50,000
  • Preparation

    Preparation
    Lewis started preparing for the trip by going to Harpers Ferry, Virginia to gather rifles....
  • Lewis And Clark

    Lewis And Clark
    Clark finally agrees to co-captian with Lewis, Clark used to be a military general.
  • Journal

    Journal
    Lewis makes his very first entry into his journal.
  • Winter

    Winter
    Corps spends winter near St. Charles, in present day Missouri.
  • Charles Floyd

    Charles Floyd
    Sergeant Charles Floyd died close to Sioux City, Iowa becaus ef an illness he had had for some time but it got better for a while, then it took a turn for the worst. William Clark said he died "with a great deal of composure."
  • Prairie Dogs

    Prairie Dogs
    The Expedition group comes acroos a village of prairie dogs and Lewis described them as barking squirels.
  • Grizzly Bear

    They encounter a grizzly bear and one of the group members gets severly injured then treated by having his scalp sewes back on.
  • Reunion

    Reunion
    Sacagawea reconizes the cheif as her brother. Her brother supplies the travelers with horses needed to travel over the rockies.
  • Winter location

    Winter location
    The group votes on where to spend winter and slaves and woman are allowed to vote for the first time in history.
  • Separate

    Separate
    Lewis and Clarrk go two separate ways. Lewis takes 9 men to explore shortcuts to the Great Falls. Clark and the rest go down to Yellowstone River.
  • Shot

    One of Lewis' men shots him and before Lewis goes down he makes a entry in his journal about the incident.