Dear Father,
We have not written letters to each other in a long while, likely because I have been away for so long. My travels have been nothing but perilous. I remember back when the Louisiana Purchase, and the expedition all started, a long time ago. Back in the day, we only had the thirteen colonies, but when Napoleon offered Thomas Jefferson Louisiana for a very reasonable price, he bought it, and doubled the size of America. Then he wanted to find a water rought to the Pacific ocean, so he had I, Meriwether Lewis, and fifty men, called the Corpse of Discovery to go venture into the foreign territory. Even though I studied nature profusely for months before the trip, it still did not prepare me for what was ahead. We were to explore mountains, rivers, forests, and even shores. We even met some Native American tribes, some were friendly, and others were not.
During our trip, we met a french fur trapper, and his native american wife, named Sacagawea. They went along with us, and Sacagawea proved to be useful by giving us directions, collecting food, and acting as a symbol of peace towards other tribes. Speaking of tribes we met many different native americans on the trip. One tribe was the Shoshone tribe, who gave us horses, mainly because Sacagawea was with us, who was also a Shoshone. We journeyed across vigorous landscapes during the trek, although my favorite place we visited so far was the Rocky Mountains, were the Shoshone's live. We also crossed the Mississippi River, mainly using it as a speed way for our boats. We have yet to find a water rought to the Pacific, and my men are beginning to lose hope, but we will carry on. Hopefully we will find what we are looking for and be able to go back home soon.
Sincerely,
William Clark
We have not written letters to each other in a long while, likely because I have been away for so long. My travels have been nothing but perilous. I remember back when the Louisiana Purchase, and the expedition all started, a long time ago. Back in the day, we only had the thirteen colonies, but when Napoleon offered Thomas Jefferson Louisiana for a very reasonable price, he bought it, and doubled the size of America. Then he wanted to find a water rought to the Pacific ocean, so he had I, Meriwether Lewis, and fifty men, called the Corpse of Discovery to go venture into the foreign territory. Even though I studied nature profusely for months before the trip, it still did not prepare me for what was ahead. We were to explore mountains, rivers, forests, and even shores. We even met some Native American tribes, some were friendly, and others were not.
During our trip, we met a french fur trapper, and his native american wife, named Sacagawea. They went along with us, and Sacagawea proved to be useful by giving us directions, collecting food, and acting as a symbol of peace towards other tribes. Speaking of tribes we met many different native americans on the trip. One tribe was the Shoshone tribe, who gave us horses, mainly because Sacagawea was with us, who was also a Shoshone. We journeyed across vigorous landscapes during the trek, although my favorite place we visited so far was the Rocky Mountains, were the Shoshone's live. We also crossed the Mississippi River, mainly using it as a speed way for our boats. We have yet to find a water rought to the Pacific, and my men are beginning to lose hope, but we will carry on. Hopefully we will find what we are looking for and be able to go back home soon.
Sincerely,
William Clark