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-**Today President Jefferson convinced congress to fund a small western expedition. He chose Meriwether Lewis to lead his expedition and Lieutenant William Clark to be the co-leader of the expedtion. Jefferson gave Lewis instructions that meant he had to spend weeks studying plants, surveying, and other subjects that he would need to know to take careful notes on what he saw.**

-**Today Lewis and Clark traveled up the Missouri river to the lands of Mandan and the (SUE) sioux. Each time they met a new tribe they handed out a few presents from their limited supplies, and tried to appear confident and powerful. They are keeping journals describing everything they encountered.The journals also kept many dangers of the journey including sicknesses, natural hazards, and conflicts with the other indians.**