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Expedition is a go.
Thomas Jefferson set the Lewis and Clark expedition in motion and told them of his intentions. -
Omaha Chief Blackbird
Members of the expedition visit the grave of Omaha Chief Blackbird. -
Peace Treaty
The Peace Treaty with the Teton Sioux Tribe was signed. -
Sacagawea
Lewis and Clark meet Toussain Charbonneau, a trader who became their lead intrepreter and who brought along one of their greatest assests; Sacagawea was his wife. -
Sacagawea
Sacagawea saved Lewis and Clark's most prized possessions from damage. -
The crew traveled to mee with the Shoshones
Sacagawea introduced Lewis and Clark to her people. -
Exchange
Lewis and Clark exchange goods for a beaver skin from the Shoshone tribe. -
Plant Life
The Shoshone Indians teach the members of the expidition about plant life and which roots are edible. This helped them greatly, especially when fish was scarce. -
Combat
There was combat between Americans and Blackfeet Indians on the bank of the Two Medicine River. This quite possibly could have been a battle caused out of simple miscommunication.