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The Lewis and Clark Expedition By: Michelle Zia Daphne Lei.

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1 The Lewis and Clark Expedition By: Michelle Zia Daphne Lei

2 Timeline MAY 14 1803: expedition sets out JULY 04 1804: Independence Creek AUG 20 1804: Sergeant Floyd dies OCT 24 1804: Mandan Villages NOV 04 1804: Sacagawea and her husband join the expedition AUG 17 1805: Shoshones NOV 20 1806: Pacific Ocean MAR 23 1806: sets back for return journey SEPT 23 1806: reaches St. Louis

3 The Corps of Discovery Meriwether Lewis William Clark Charles Floyd Patrick Gass John Ordway Nathaniel Pryor Sacagawea and jean Baptiste Toussaint Charbonneau York

4 O! The Joy! It was December 3 rd 1805, when the “Ocean in view! O! The Joy!” They thought they reached the Pacific Ocean, but really it was the Snake River. It was a few days later when the ocean was spotted. The Corps agreed to camp on the south side of the river and built Fort Clatsop to dwell in the bitter winter.


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