Lewis and Clark were sent by President Thomas Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Purchase territory and find a route to the Pacific Ocean. During their expedition from 1804 to 1806, they met Sacagawea, a Shoshone woman who served as an interpreter and guide. Though they hoped to find a river route, the Missouri River only went as far as present-day Montana, and the remaining journey was over land. In total, Lewis and Clark explored parts of seven modern U.S. states before reaching the Pacific coast in Oregon and returning east.

1. The first western explorers

2. M .Lewis
W.Clark
Lewis and Clark
were the first real
brave explorers in the
wild west. They were
sent by president
Thomas Jefferson
after purchasing the
Louisiana Purchase
.Thomas Jefferson
sent them out to
explore and find a
way to the Pacific
Ocean.

3. Sacagawea
Lewis and Clark met
Sacagawea during
their expedition. She
helped them find a
way to the pacific
Ocean. She was a
native American in
the tribe of the
Shoshoni. She spoke
English because she
was married to a
Canadian man .

4. Prairie dog Buffalo

5. The MO River
Lewis and Clark
thought there was a
river that went all
the way to the Pacific
Ocean. But it turned
out that the river
they wanted only
went to right before
the pacific ocean
where there was still
land.

6. Where they went
Lewis and Clark
went into 7 states.
Missouri, Iowa,
South Dakota ,
North Dakota,
Montana, Idaho,
Oregon. They went
all the way to
Oregon and back.
They were the first
people to explore to
the Pacific Coast.

7. BY: Michael H and John Schott 4-3

8. Going for the gold.

9.  They went to where California is now because they
wanted a better life and sometimes home. They also
they wanted to be rich with gold.
 Gold is mostly what they wanted from 1848 -1850.
Most men preferred not to take their families with
them.

11.  Some people paid more money to get to California
than when they were there.
 The first time gold was discovered was in 1848
 Mostly men went gold mining
 Men often didn’t want to take their families because
they wanted to keep all the gold.

13. Also by Michael H and John Schott