Lewis and Clark

The Lewis and Clark expedition was an early expedition of the vast wilderness of what is now the northwestern United States. The expedition was sponcered by the United States government and led by U.S. army officers, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Meriwether was the explorer while William was the map maker. Lewis started the expedition on the fourteenth of May and picked up Clark in St. Louis. They departed St. Louis on the thirty-first up the Missouri River. Along the route they ran into many Indian tribes which Lewis traded with. They traveled by river for six months and set up camp for the winter. The winter was a harsh one but everyone survived. The crew lived off corn, beans, and buffalo meat bought from the Indians, who accepted only one thing for trade-metal for making barbs.
Winter passed, the river melted, and the crew started the trip again. Later in the expedition before they reached the Pacific, Lewis and most of his men felt sick. “At...