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The Lewis and Clark Expedition/Preparations.

Today Jefferson is trying to send an expedition of explorers west of the Mississippi River but alot of the u.s. citizens dont know about the western american indians. He thinks its a good apratunity to learn more about the the west's people and its land. Jefferson is convincing congress to fund a small western expedition and he chose former army captain Meriwether Lewis and Lieutenant William Clark. Lewis and Clark are traveling up the Missouri River where they just met an indian by the name of Sacagawea who is the wife of a fur trader and is now helping them through the Rocky Mountains and Pacific Northwest.