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Today's News is... lewis and clark start their expidetion

Article 5- (Lewis and Clark start their expidetion) -Lewis and Clark are prepared for their expidetion to the western lands. They explored the land while meeting with Indian tribes throughtout the area. They were told to discover the soil and land with food and animal growth. Mineral production and the climate were also key points in this expidetion. President Jefferson wanted to know if there was a river route that connected to the Pacific Ocean. Lewis and Clark established peaceful relations with the Indians.

Article 6( Crossing the plains) - Lewis and Clark have sucsessfully crossed the plains! The men ran into a variety of Native American groups.They were told that America now owned the land that they were occuping. The groups of Indians were given gifts to show that Lewis and Clark were powerful. The Indians helped out the expidetion a lot because they were so familiar with the land. Because of lack of human activity, the lands were filled with peaceful animals.

Article 7 (is that home i see?) -Lewis and Clark have made it home, alive! They say the Pacific Ocean,and the men discovered many natural essentials. They didn't find a water way like planned, but found very helpful infromation for the future. A lot of scientific information was found, which made everything easier. Strong relations with the Indians were also made which would help with the new lands!

Article 8(Prisoner) -Zebulon Pike was caught by the Spanish for being a spy and imprisoned. He did discover the start of the Red River. His expedition was through the Rocky Mountains and and other peak's. He also went to a land to the west of the spaniards with a few expidetion members. He sucsessfully made it through the Spanish lands, but was caught after. While he was there, he discovered helpful information for his people.