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Lewis is picked as commander of expedition Sgnificance: The expedition is given a leader and so it can go under way.
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America bought the Louisiana territory from France for 15 million dollars.
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Demand one of the expedition/s boats as a toll to travel farther upriver. Significant: At this point their expedition could have ended because they were almost killed by native americans but was saved by Chief Black Buffalo.
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A French Canadian fur trapper and his wife Sacagawea are hired as interpreters. Significance: Charbonneau and Sacagawea are siad to have been a huge help to speaking with indian natives throughout the expedition.
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Fort Mandan is completed and the expedition is paused for the winter. Significance: The fort was important to be done because if they had no shelter they could possibly freeze to death and the expedition would end.
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Lewis and Clark send a keelboat and approx. a dozen men back downriver, with maps, reports, Indian artifacts and other scientific specimens for Jefferson while the rest head west. Significance: The reason why they went on the expedition was so they could discover new things so the items they sent back to Jefferson were vital.
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Lewis and another hunter kill a large grizzly bear, which has never been described for science. Significance: New discoveryin science, no one has recorded a description of a grizzly bear.
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Instead of finding the Pacific Ocean, Lewis finds snow covered mountains that run for many miles
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The Shoshone chief turned out to be Sacagawea's brother and they were given horses and named the place Camp Fortunate.
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By majority vote the expedition decides to cross to the south side of the Columbia River to build winter quarters. Significance: If they move to the other side of the river and make winter quarters, they could possibly freeze to death.
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President Jefferson welcomes a delegation of Missouri, Oto, Arikara, and Yankton Sioux chiefs who had met with Lewis and Clark more than a year earlier. Significance: By doing this the americans possibly made friendlier relationships with the native tribes.
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Fort Clatsop is presented to Clatsop Indian. Significance: This is the point of the expedition where Lewis and Clark begin the journey home.
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Lewis and Clark reach St. Louis. Significance: This was am important time of the expedition because now St. Louis is a popular city.
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Lewis and Clark return to Washington D.C., they recieve double pay and 320 acres of land as their reward. Significance: These men made many amazing discoveries and helped the U.S. start to become a bigger and greater nation.
