President+Jefferson-Lewis+and+Clark

**__Main Idea__:** President Jefferson made the government smaller and the country bigger. __**The Lewis and Clark Expedition:**__ Thomas Jefferson was always interested in science and nature. He was curious about the people, land, plants, and animals that lived in the place he just purchased, this was called the Louisiana Purchase. So he sent **Meriwether Lewis** and **William Clark** to explore the land. their expedition lasted from 1804- 1806. President Jefferson told Lewis and Clark to do three things. One of the tasks was to study the cultures of the Western Indians. Another one was to get information about the land, plants, animals and the climates of Louisiana. The last task they had to do was to explore the Missouri and Columbia rivers. Thomas Jefferson hoped tha they would find a route to the Pacific Ocean. Lewis and Clark left St. Louis in May 1804. More than 30 people joined them on their journey. Most of the people that went with them were soldiers. an then they set off. They came in counter with many indian tribes some were nice and welcoming and the others, not so nice. one of the tribes they ran into were the Hidatsa. in the Hidatsa tribe they met Sacagawaya and her husband Toussaint Charbanneau. They could speak many indain languges so Lewis and Clark invited them on thier journey for translating purposes. Sagagawea gave birth to a son named Pomp on the journey. On May 14, 1804 Lewis and Clark had just left St. Louis and wanted to travel on the Missouri River up to the Rocky Mountains by the winter time.


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