When Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and the “Corp of Discovery” left St. Louis, Missouri, on May 21, 1804, their mission was to explore the vast, unknown territory acquired a year earlier in the Louisiana Purchase. The travelers hoped to find a waterway that crossed the western half of the United States. They didn’t. However, young readers will love this true-life adventure tale of the two-year journey that finally brought the explorers to the Pacific Ocean.
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What Was the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
Which of these facts are true?
A group of young explorers—including one brave Native American girl—made up the expedition
It was a dangerous journey across unknown land in the American West
It was a real-life adventure story
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