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Lots of great information on the men (and woman...and baby...and dog...) who made the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Whether you are a history buff or just curious to know a little more about this important expedition, you are bound to enjoy the stories of this diverse group as they headed to the Pacific Ocean and back.
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Catherine McGrew Jaime
Historian, and Author, Homeschool Mom of 12
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A Brief Introduction to the Lewis and Clark Expedition - Catherine McGrew Jaime
A Brief Introduction
to the
Lewis and Clark Expedition
The Corps of Discovery
(1804 – 1806)
by
Catherine McGrew Jaime
Smashwords Edition
Copyright 2005 by Catherine McGrew Jaime
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Table of Contents:
Introduction to the Expedition
Teaching the Expedition
A Brief Topical Overview of the Journey:
~The Louisiana Purchase
~The Commanders & the Men
~Equipping an Expedition
~The Journals
~Sacagawea
~Indian Contact
A Quick Chronological Look at their Trip
Conclusion
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Introduction
The Corps of Discovery
went places no white men had ever been, encountered countless Indian tribes that Easterners had only heard rumors about, and discovered
plants and animals never before dreamed of by Americans or Europeans.
It was a military expedition, with much of the usual military protocol and discipline. But it was also very unusual for a military expedition – there were two commanders instead of one.i And they were accompanied by many civilians along the way – including one slave, various Frenchmen, occasional Indian scouts, and an Indian woman and her newborn son.
President Thomas Jefferson got the $2,500 budget he requested from Congress to send a small group
west to explore and map uncharted land, find the Northwest water
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