4 CHAPTER 1 A LONG JOURNEY Sacagawea was a Shoshone woman She was part of the Lewis and Clark Expedition Its members explored North America from 1804 to 1806. They traveled west of the Mississippi River WATCH A VIDEO HERE
5 Sacagawea was the only woman who traveled with the expedition
6 Meriwether Lewis left and William Clark became friends while serving in the US Army In 1803 the United States bought a huge area of land from France US leaders wanted to learn about the land and the people who lived there They
7 sent a group of men to THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION explore it Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led the group The expedition began near St. Louis Missouri The men planned to go all the way to the Pacific Ocean and back At first they traveled in boats along the Missouri River Later they rode horses During the journey they drew maps They also recorded the plants and animals they saw Clark drew this map of the Pacific coast
