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☆☆☆☆☆In spring 1805, they continued to the headwaters of the Missouri River, struggled across the Continental Divide at Lemhi Pass, and headed west along the Salmon, Clearwater, Snake, and Columbia Rivers towards the Pacific. They landed at the mouth of the Columbia River, Astoria, Oregon on November 5 1805. Lewis and Clark, sadly, did not actually see the Pacific Ocean. They landed at the mouth of the Columbia River, Astoria, Oregon on November 7 1805. Lewis and Clark, sadly, never did see the Pacific Ocean. The day was rainy and foggy, and the Columbia River estuary was four or five miles wide and they could not see the Oregon side of the river or Point Adams at the mouth of the river in the distance. But they were close enough to have reached their goal.
Clark makes a quick note the their reaction at the end of the journal entry for November 7, 1805:
"Great joy in camp, we are in view of the ocean, this great Pacific Ocean which we have been so long anxious to see. The roaring or noise made by the waves breaking on the rocky shores (as I suppose) may be heard distinctly."
The explorers began their journey home on March 23, 1806. On July 3, after crossing the Continental Divide, the Corps split into two teams so Lewis could explore the Marias River. Lewis and Clark stayed separated until they reached the confluence of the Yellowstone and Missouri Rivers on August 11. Once reunited, the Corps was able to return home quickly via the Missouri River. They reached St. Louis on September 23, 1806.
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The railroads that supplied Richmond ran through Petersburg.
general george meade to attack lee in Virginia and capture Richmond
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The civilizations the existed in pre-columbian America were the Native American Indians. Their origins were immense continents with extraordinary climatic and environmental diversity.
In 1521, while circumnavigating the world, Ferdinand Magellan would discover the Philippine Islands and claimed them for Spain. While he was in the Philippines, Magellan would become embroiled in local politics that eventually would see him cut down and killed in the beach surf attempting to reach his ship.
In 1565, the Spanish would return with Miguel López de Legazpi's expedition. Legazpi established the first Spanish city on the island of Cebu and named it San Miguel. The country would remain under Spanish dominion until 1898.
The Osage were the most powerful tribe along the lower Missouri, around Western Missouri and Eastern Kansas.
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Lewis & Clark went on an expedition to explore the new addition to the United States.
According to Census 2000, Mexican was the largest ancestry in the West of the U.S.
The Arikara are the third tribe, along with the Mandan and Hidatsa, of the Three Affiliated Tribes or the MHA Nation in North Dakota.
Midwest Region
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