DATE |
EVENT |
February 28, 1803 |
Congress provides money for expedition. |
December 1803 |
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Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery begin its expedition. |
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The Corps of Discovery has its first encounter with Native people. |
August 20, 1804 |
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An encounter with the Teton Sioux; the Indians demand one of the explorers boats as a toll to proceed up the river. |
October 24, 1804 |
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The Corps hires Toussaint Charbonneau, a fur trapper, as an interpreter. |
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Lewis and Clark decide to head south when they come to a fork in the Missouri River. |
June 2, 1805 |
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August 17, 1805 |
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The expedition reaches the Columbia River. |
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Clark sees Mount Hood, figures they must be near the ocean. |