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President Jeffers convinced the Congress to fund a small western expedition. Meriwether Lewis and Lieutenant William Clark have been selected to be in charge of this expedition. The president has asked them to study the soil and face of the country, its growth and vegetable production… the animals of the country… the mineral productions of every kind… [and the] climate. Lewis and Clark have are crossing the plains. They have been telling the Indians that they own the land that the Indians live on. On their expedition they were getting help from an Indian named Sacagawea. They both are keeping journals on what they see and are experiencing. After reaching the Great Plains Lewis talks about seeing animals such as, elk and deer. Lewis and Clark have made it to the Pacific and are now back. They crossed the Passed the plains and the Rocky Mountains on their way. On their way they got help from Sacagawea’s brother who is the leader of an Indian tribe. He gave them lots of stuff for example he gave them horses. pike was ordered to find the starting point of the red river. Which was claimed to form the Louisiana territory. Pike may have been told to spy on Spanish outpost. While on his Expedition he was imprisoned by the Spanish but was later released to the United States.
 * __ The Lewis and Clark Expedition/Preparations- __**
 * __ Crossing the Plains- __**
 * __ To Pacific and Back- __**
 * __ Pike's Expedition- __**