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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.

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]], across the Rocky Mountains, and down the Columbia River 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.

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.