lewis & clark journal
january 13, 1804
the first day of our expadition
clark and i are very excited about the trip jefferson has given us. we have no idea what we will encounter on our trip. we are going to start on the missiouri river and th rest is unexpected .
we were atacked by a BEAR!
we just got atacked by a BEAR! but luckely our best friend cman was there. because he atacked him back and scared him away.
its almost the end of our expadition
it's almost the end of our expadition. many of our men have died. but now were stuck at these dang rocky mouintains but luckily we met a tribe that offered to trade weopons for horses so we could climb the mountains
it's the end of our expadition
well its the end of our expadition. we lost lots of men but its finnaly over. we discoverd lots of animals. here let me tell you 4 of them eastern fox squirle, brewers blackbird, bald eagle, and lewises woodpecker
lewis and clark song
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
2 men who traveled the West...
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
Of friends they were the best...
Commissioned by Thomas Jefferson
To find the Pacific shore...
With Sacajawea
A woman to lead them...
Adventure was in store...
On July 4th, 1803
Land that was a mystery
Was bought for America...
Louisiana Territory
Became the Corps of Discovery
For Lewis and Clark.
As Meriwether Lewis,
The personal secretary
Of President Thomas Jefferson
Began his 2 year trek
May 1804
He played his part
In how the West was won...
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
2 men who traveled the West...
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
Of friends they were the best...
Commissioned by Thomas Jefferson
To find the Pacific shore...
With Sacajawea
A woman to lead them...
Adventure was in store...
When Meriwether Lewis
Asked William Clark to join him
On his great expedition west...
They knew that with each other
The land they would discover
Would really put them to the test...
Yes, stomach trouble, frostbite, infections, gunshot wounds,
And mosquitoes, hunger, boils and bears....
And rain for 94 of 106 days were just a few of this exploration’s cares....
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
2 men who traveled the West...
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
Of friends they were the best...
Commissioned by Thomas Jefferson
To find the Pacific shore...
With Sacajawea
A woman to lead them...
Adventure was in store...
Shoshone chieftain, Sacajawea’s brother, Cameahwait...
Gave horses for the trip...
So through the Rocky Mountains they went up streams and rivers
To find a water route to the West....
They catalogued and classified animals and plants
never seen before by white men’s eyes...
Recorded manners, languages and traditions of 40 American Indian tribes....
Sadly, the Corps of Discovery discovered
There was no easy water route to the West...
Their venture not a failure as following later
Came trappers, traders and mountain men..
They were the first US citizens to cross the continent
First to see the Rocky Mountains
The first to reach the Pacific Ocean by land
Spurring the Westward Expansion Movement on.
So as they travel through history, the 2 and Sacajawea and her family
Encourage us to follow our own hearts and do our part to be all that we can be....
Chorus:
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
2 men who traveled the West...
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
Of friends they were the best...
Commissioned by Thomas Jefferson
To find the Pacific shore...
With Sacajawea
A woman to lead them...
Adventure was in store...