The Lewis & Clark expedition By Jonah F. Song

Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana territory from France for fifteen million dollars for approximately four cents an acre. This doubled the size of America and opened it up for westward expansion.

William Clark was born on August,1st 1770. He was invited by Lewis to join The Corps of Discovery on the expedition. Lewis was born on August 18th 1774. He had known Thomas Jefferson since he was five. He was Jefferson’s secretary. Together they led the Corps ofDiscovery.

Thomas Jefferson had many goals thatwere made prior to the expedition. The main priorities were to make Native American friends, open the West up to trade, find a Northwestpassage, and find new species of plant life and animal life.

Lewis, Clark, and the Corps encountered many problems on their journey. They neededmany supplies for their journey. They brought things such as…

150 yards of cloth 5 pounds of fishing hooks and fishing lines 30 steels for striking fire 3 bushels of salt 30 chisels 30 pliers 193 pounds of portable soup 8 mosquito curtains 30 hatchets 30 whetstones 15 gun slings Hatchet

The Corps of Discovery went through 11 states. These states wereIllinois, Missouri, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, Idaho,and Oregon. This adventure took two and a half years

Sacagaweawas a very crucial member of the expedition. She knew the land. She also helped communicate with the other natives, and when their boat was sinking she saved all of their important supplies. The expedition may not have been possible if Sacagawea didn’t join the corps on theirexpedition.

Black Greasewood

Indian Tobacco

Prairie Dog

White Sturgeon

During the expeditionLewis and Seaman would go ahead of the corps and navigate. During this time they would also study new species of plants and animals. They found new species such as…

The only death

After two years, four months, only one man died, Sergeant CharlesFloyd. He died of a burst appendix. Sadly Lewis and Clark had only brought medicine, not a doctor. Nobody in the crew had the skills to treat or remove the appendix.

R.I.P. Sgt. Charles Floyd

While the corps were in Clatsop territory, three ClatsopNatives tried to steal captain Lewis’s dog. The three Clatsops tried to persuade Seaman by feeding him beaver meat. Luckily Seaman held his ground and threeprivates came to save him.

Privates Pierre Cruzatte and George Gibson While the ship was sailing down the Missouri River, Lewis and Pierre Cruzatte went on shore to navigate and get lunch. While they were hunting Lewis shoots a buffalo and went to get it. Private Cruzatte mistook him for a buffalo and accidently shot Lewis. The musket ball went through Lewis’ rear end. Amazingly enough, the musket ball didn’t injure any major arteries. Cruzatte was not punished because Lewis thought it was his fault for taking a half blind near sighted person hunting with him

Thanks to all 33 members America is what it is Today.