Difference Between Lewis And Clark Expedition

I can clearly say that during the fall of 1803, Lewis and Clark Expedition embark on from St. Louis, Missouri. In the book and in the documentary we are able to see that on May 14, 1804, the expedition's boats departed their path up the Missouri River. Going up the journey progressed extremely slowly because they were going up against current of the river. During the expedition they faced a lot of adversity but they faced a lot of discovery as well. I can point out that one of the initial problems that they faced during the beginning of the expedition was its lack of a translator to communicate with the Native Americans in the area.
In South Dakota they faced the first incident with the Sioux Indians. Some shots were fired, but fortunately no serious violence happened. Nevertheless, Lewis and Clark recognized that they had a long way to go and many more Indian tribes to face. They realized t hat they needed an interpreter to help them handle future problems. While they were at the Mandan village, they received some visitors and one of these was Toussaint (Sacajawea's husband). Charbonneau, able to communicate with most of the region's Native Americans, and he offered his services as an interpreter. He seemed to be the interpreter that Lewis and Clark were looking for, so they …show more content…
The boat failed on its side for a while, and many supplies fell out. Though, Sacajawea's quick reaction saved many of the supplies and items from the water while many of the men panicked (the documentary gives a great and vivid illustration about this). Thanks God that Sacajawea was with them Lewis and Clark would’ve lost a lot of important articles. I strongly believe that without her calm ability to handle the situation and the ability to take the goods out of the river, the mission might have met its