The lewis and Clark Expedition

  • the journey began.

    started out from camp wood. cotintinued for 2 years
  • discovered villages of the Mandan and Hidatsas

    Mandan and Hidatsas are indians. the captains decided to build fort Mandan across the river from the main Indian village
  • Fort Mandan completed

    their expedition goes into winter
  • builds winter quarters

    majority voted to go across to the South Side of Columbia River to build them.
  • Lewis comes across the "great falls of missouri"

    he discovered more waterfalls the farther upstream he went. that expedition went over 18 miles,taking almost a month.
  • Lewis discovered Shoshones village

    he tried to negotiate for horses.they found out the Shoshone chief Cameahwait is Sacagaweas brother. they named the site "Camp Fortunate."
  • expedition reaches the Columbian River

  • Lewis and Clark reach St. Louis

  • begins the journey home

  • Lewis commits suicide

    at an Inn South of Nashville
  • Sacagawea dies

    at fort Manuel. Clark got custody of her daughter Jean Baptiste and her daughter Lisette.
  • William Clark dies

    at his oldest son Meriwethers house.