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Line 1: − At the behest of President [[Thomas Jefferson]], Captain [[Meriwether Lewis]] and Lieutenant [[William Clark]] set out on May 14, 1804 with three boats to explore the western land acquired in the [[Louisiana Purchase]]. Lewis and Clark traveled up the [[Missouri]] river from [[St. Louis]] and traveled all the way to the [[Pacific Ocean]], having to carry their boats on land in spots where the river was too treacherous.+ − − They were guided in their travels by a [[Native American]] woman named [[Sacajawea]], who not only shared their privations but was pregnant and gave birth to a son while on the journey. − − Lewis and Clark returned to Sept. 23, 1806, and were given a hero's welcome. They brought back much information in the form of diaries, maps and plant samples. Only one man out of a party 40 died during the trip, which is extraordinary considering how they endured some hostile Indians, wild animals and lack of food. − − Both were rewarded with large plots of land. Lewis later served as governor of the Louisiana Territory, and Clark governed the Missouri Territory. − − {{Nb_explorers}}
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