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Tate expedition of Lewis and Clark

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    expedition Lewis and Clark

  • Expedition begins.

    Expedition begins.
    Lewis and Clark Begin their expedition.

  • discovery

    discovery
    Expedition discovers earthlodge villages of the Mandan and Hidatsas Indians.

  • the Judith River

    the Judith River
    Clark names the Judith River in honor of a girl back in Virginia he hopes to marry.

  • eight miles

    eight miles
    Scouting ahead of the rest of the expedition, Lewis comes across the Great Falls of the Missouri. He also discovers four more waterfalls farther upstream. The expedition will have to portage over eighteen miles, taking nearly a month, to get past them.

  • Sacagawea

    Sacagawea
    Sacagawea recognizes Beaverhead Rock and says they are nearing the headwaters of the Missouri, and her people, the Shoshones. Lewis and three others scout ahead.

  • expedition emerges

    expedition emerges
    After nearly starving in the mountains the expedition emerges near present-day Weippe, Idaho

  • Columbia River.

    Columbia River.
    The expedition reaches the Columbia River.

  • Mandan Village

    Mandan Village
    The expedition returns to the Mandan village.

  • St. Louis

    St. Louis
    Lewis and Clark reach St. Louis

  • expedition ended.

    The Expedtion ended and Lewis &&' Clark headed back to washington dc