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This is your cover page. Cut & discard this portion. Lewis & Clark. Lori Bennett. Beyond the Mississippi River. Beyond the Mississippi River. The Louisiana Territory was about 828,800 square miles. Thomas Jefferson asked Lewis & Clark to explore the territory. . Deep into the Wilderness.
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This is your cover page. Cut & discard this portion. Lewis & Clark Lori Bennett
Beyond the Mississippi River Beyond the Mississippi River • The Louisiana Territory was about 828,800 square miles. Thomas Jefferson asked Lewis & Clark to explore the territory.
Deep into the Wilderness • Lewis & Clark (and their crew spent about 5 months at Fort Mandan. They sent a party of men back to St. Louis to update the president on their journey. Deep into the Wilderness
Journey’s End • Timeline of their journey: • 1804- Lewis and Clark begin their journey near St. Louis • 1804- The men meet Sacagawea • 1805-The Corps crosses the Rocky Mountains and reaches the Pacific Ocean in the Fall. • 1806- The group arrives back in St. Louis in September Journey’s End