10 Cool Facts About The Lewis & Clark Expedition

American history is full of wild tales of adventure, genuinely ludicrous achievements, and no small amount of super depressing things. Caught in this tawdry tangle of sometimes violent and horrific, sometimes glorious and heroic history are Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, whose 19th century US Army unit Corps of Discovery embarked on the Lewis and Clark Expedition, which stands as a singular triumph of the American spirit and will.
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[@blueberrycranberrycherry]

Mad how much I hated history in school but now I find it the most fascinating thing

[@TobeEvans]

School doesn’t make learning fun 99% of the time. History is actually very interesting especially when you don’t have to remember certain things like dates and get

[@HighStakesDanny]

As you age you realize you only have a few days on Earth about 30,000 if you are lucky. At some point, people grow into an appreciation for human history or at least their history of their own life or family.

[@dawnelizabeth1828]

Yes, they don't tell you things you need to know either and or they slant it the wrong way.

[@exquisitearc8498]

It’s a shame that schools don’t make learning more fun or engaging

[@PurplePinkRed]

Delivery is key - I hated maths and science at school, but now I absolutely love it! My maths and science teachers never taught in a way that interested me.

[@snapmyneck8818]

Native teens: [steals Seaman] Lewis: *So, you have chosen death.*

[@irkafistashkina]

Lewis immediately transformed into John Wick.

[@Boogers32150]

Those teens just wanted seaman. Just like teens today.

[@studinthemaking]

irkafistashkina John wick dog never fought a grizzly bear.

[@SaltoDaKid]

@@studinthemaking how you know he didn't

[@ImaginationGamer25]

John Wick protocol activated!

[@natasharomanova4147]

I don’t know why, but I find it utterly adorable that all the guys on the expedition babysat, nicknamed, and made toys for Sacajawea’s son. Just imagine all these explorers and they just take a great liking to this tiny newborn/infant that their guide had on the way.

[@DIGITAL7Media]

I know right? Like these guys were just a great group of good humans.

[@heylittlerobby13]

Read the story The Luck of Roaring Camp by Bret Harte!

[@carlsaganlives5112]

Nanny/Explorer/Survival Expert/Au Pair/Sharpshooter/Toymaker.....bad-asses indeed, I salute you 🍻

[@VoodooDangerbird]

Natives and Indigenous kids are the bestest.

[@almoen5412]

You know she was under age kidnapped and rapped

[@tlam3028]

I honestly don’t blame Lewis for threatening to burn a village over his dog. Ya don’t just take a mans dog

[@malachimeeker9480]

Yeah, the original John Wick.

[@vintaqe_vibez5978]

Yeeeeep!

[@ok-kk3ic]

@@malachimeeker9480 lmao

[@cherylT321]

@@malachimeeker9480 That always irritated me that the dog that was killed was so cute. Then Wick picks up an ugly dog at the end of the film…They should have reversed it and had the ugly dog die, then he ends up with the cutie!

[@lindickison3055]

Sadly, on the reenactment, some terrible person did poison their dog😟

[@mr.personhumanson6871]

One of the few adventure tales where the group is lead by an actual strong female character and where the black guy didn't die

[@AvrahamYairStern]

Not lead by a female character though, yes, a very important character, but nonetheless Lewis and Clarke were the leaders

[@kevinconrad6156]

@@AvrahamYairStern One of the leaders. They would not have gotten anywhere without her.

[@AvrahamYairStern]

@@kevinconrad6156 yes, that is true, as I said, she was a very important member, but the point remains that she was not the leader of the expedition

[@AvrahamYairStern]

@Hyperskreem 82 yes, you are right, she was crucial and I respect her for her bravery, but there were only TWO leaders, it's called the Lewis & Clarke expedition for a reason. Even though she was possibly the most important member hwen it came to the survival, she wasn't a leader

[@petarded8529]

Hah! Good point!

[@pwh7512]

Imagine being pregnant and walking across the country. Respect

[@joshlewis575]

Just the thought of walking into the wooded unknown is daunting. Let alone doing it pregnant, n giving birth along the way. She was a bad ass for sure.

[@OakKnobFarm]

Walking pregnant... THEN giving birth in the woods.. and THEN marching on again! Respect INDEED!

[@nicholealderfer191]

Such mad respect, and she was only sixteen, sixteen! I actually have a degree in history and until watching this episode did not realize how young she was. Knew of her bravery and intelligence, which is why she is such an iconic historical figure. .

[@jnels2007]

And just think, she was the first KNOWN person to do this. Other tribal women were probably doing this all the time and then the frontier women were doing the same afterwards trying to reach Oregon and California. Those were some tough women back then

[@BangFarang1]

@@joshlewis575 It was the daily life of all Native women, all Native American women were bad asses then.

[@dukecity7688]

In his diary each and every day Clark wrote about how beautiful and diverse the land was. It is a wonder. It is almost unbelievable that they only lost one man. Lewis and Clark had the respect of the troops. It is a thrilling story.

[@brettd530]

I just finished the book "Undaunted Courage". An absolutely fantastic and in-depth book about the L&C expedition. I would highly recommend it to anyone who's interested in this amazing story.

[@JazznRealHipHop]

Stephan Ambrose, such a great book! He wrote one on the transcontinental railroad too, as well as his war history books that have inspired major films and television sagas.

[@rogerd777]

Steven Ambrose was a terrific writer. I have probably read 8-10 of his books, including that one. His book "Nothing Like it in the World" about the building of the transcontinental railroad was very good, as well as his several WWII books, including "Citizen Soldiers".

[@matthewrobertson9689]

Sounds like Lewis almost went John wick when seaman was taken lol.

[@reitairue2073]

Wut u mean almost, sounded like he got his dog back lmao.

[@tobykoontz8001]

LMFAO...right

[@dzohare672]

@ Sea Man lol, he obviously didn't want to say seamen a bunch of times lol

[@ricgonzalezf]

lol

[@fivefoot2indianman716]

I love seaman

[@Chreeeis]

I never expected the Lewis and Clark expedition to be so heartwarming, I thought it would be more like the Donner Party.

[@bubbarat8679]

Yes surprisingly no kababs in this story. And both the dog and the baby lived

[@jnels2007]

Chris Tibits I mean I don’t think anything can top THAT amount of despair

[@bojanglesthewizard8875]

Why? It was never even close to being like the Donnor party

[@kocklinhibbinz3091]

"Heartwarming"? They killed native americans, even young warriors from my tribe. they were not the great men history tries to make them out to be

[@mr.angryman3599]

@@kocklinhibbinz3091 so what? They lost back then it was either you live or die super simple

[@samarasalamy7488]

1. Once the expedition left us jurisdiction, it became fully egalitarian. 2. Jefferson had the corps seek the mythical northwest passage. 3. Sacagawea was not just a guide, she was a lifesaver. 4. They ate candles to keep from starving. 5. Despite a treacherous journey, only one member was lost. 6. They escorted the first recorded child to cross the continent. 7. Little evidence remains along the trail today. 8. Tribal teenagers stole Meriwether Lewis's dog. 9. Lewis filled the journals with beautiful art. 10. They named mountains, rivers, and streams after loved ones. ur welcome :)

[@breannarohweder3357]

THANK YOU

[@moncherri2014]

They also ate their puppies because they were tired of eating salmon

[@DawnOldham]

There no way I could’ve handled a baby and traveling in the rough at just 16 years old! Sacajawea deserves every statue made of her!

[@Jack-wi5qr]

I have a book,written in the perspective of Sacajawea. Very interesting read but I can’t remember the author.

[@naturalobserver1322]

Yup, now days women will abort their children for just interfering with their party time. Back then our nation was on the rise now it's dying. Sad but deserved. 😪

[@jred5153]

@@naturalobserver1322🤡🦜

[@PaulRodriguez9]

Hollywood if done properly, should make a movie about this expedition!

[@MattPiatt98]

Was just thinking about this too

[@seekanddestroy7343]

They did. Chris Farley was in it.

[@joeygilbert3558]

They could get Scarlet Johansson to play Sacagawea

[@jonnylake3rd]

There was supposed to be an HBO series. But I think it fell through

[@cinezurdo]

Joey Gilbert I hope thats sarcasm

[@laminbee8053]

This Chanel taught me more than I learn in school

[@strikeforce1500]

I am not even from USA and can confirm lol

[@timothyamaraobrien]

You have to be your own teacher.

[@ffjsb]

@@timothyamaraobrien This. There's a reason that libraries exist.

[@anthonyconino4362]

Learned.

[@itschinesebecauseitsfromch9301]

*Anthony Conino,* ...actually I think *_*am learning_* would be the most accurate...but come on man, can you fault him? Videos that teach grammar aren't nearly as watchable. 🙊

[@montanamike7948]

One of the greatest adventure and survival stories of all time.

[@brandonaldaymachuse6669]

Sacajewea seemed like the heart of the group. If she didn't have a baby with her, so many bad things could have happened along the way. The baby also seemed to give them hope and motivation to keep going.

[@Big_E_Soul_Fragment]

The Seaman story was beautiful and I want a dog just like him

[@Copper389]

The 225677th Fragment of the Man-Emperor of Mankind there’s a Young Adult novel titled “Lewis and Clark and Me” and it recounts the expedition through SeaMans POV. I recommend it!

[@areallyrealisticguyd4333]

You should check out Laika the Russian space dog

[@bunniesbunniesbunnie]

I own a newfie. They're the kind of dog you can never betray, because they'll never trust you again. And it takes a while to win that trust. It took me almost two years before he opened up to me. But wow, when you do. What an incredible dog.

[@tomhubbard22]

There are more stories about Seaman in Stephen Ambrose's book, "Undaunted Courage". The business with the buffalo was pretty impressive. The expedition had camped one evening beside a river, and some of them decided to bathe before dinner. They startled a male buffalo who'd been under the water himself. The buffalo charged up onto the bank, and into the camp! Seaman, a big dog but still barely a fraction of the buffalo's size, managed to chase the buffalo out of camp -- not the way it had come into the camp, and not the shortest way out, but by the *least destructive* route.

[@ex-navyspook]

My mom and stepdad had a newfie name Gom (pronounced with a long 'O'...it's Korean for bear). They had a koi pond in their backyard and, whenever my son went out there (he was four or five at the time), Gom had to stand watch. Once, when we walked down to a duck pond, my son wanted to see the ducks so he started running toward the water. Gom ran up, got in front of him, and started steering him away from the water. Every time my son tried to get around him, he was looking at a wall of fur. They're a "Nana" dog, a babysitter; it's one of the reasons the dog in "Peter Pan" was depicted as a Newfie.

[@traceyscarlata6890]

I live in Oregon and if any of you ever get out here go visit the Lewis and Clark fort in Astoria. Although nothing there is really there’s it’s all re-enactments and so very interesting

[@bowlofsoup12]

Tracey Scarlata I’m from saint Louis born and raised, so learning about Lewis and Clark was a big part of growing up around here. The museum’s around here dedicated to them are a must see for anyone

[@caedon6543]

Tracey Scarlata Fellow Oregonian. :)

[@rgp112750]

Been there. It's well done.

[@armygirl85fuckhitler74]

@@bowlofsoup12 me too now I live in St. Charles by the trail

[@kcramer7404]

Checked that off my bucket list a few years ago. 👍

[@TheRockyCrowe]

‘Threatened to burn down the entire village if he didn’t get his dog back.’ That’s a true dog lover right there if I ever saw one. 😂

[@backwashjoe7864]

Its a little known fact that this was the inspiration for the John Wick story.

[@jamesking8241]

My Great grandpa ( 6 generations back) is John Colter. ( on my mom's side) and was part of the Louisiana Purchase Expedition. The first mountian man. Hand picked. Of 3 men by Meriwether Lewis and of Colter's run, and part of Yellowstone's named after - Colter's Hell geyser.

[@Isaiah-ru9oj]

Pretty cool

[@isoSw1fty]

Nice I just learned my great great great etc. Grandfather is meriwether Lewis and one of his daughters my great etc. Grandmother was Virginia Minor who has ties to Susan b Anthony and nudged the us in the direction of womens rights. My kids will learn about this soon since I just learned this tonight.

[@TheBlueCopperrrX]

Colter’s run … Legendary!

[@CoolHandLuke1129]

I really wish you added the story of Sacajawea reuniting with her brother after not seeing him for years due to her being kidnapped

[@edwardmorris6634]

Luke Nau who was she kidnapped by?

[@CoolHandLuke1129]

@@edwardmorris6634 Hidatsa war party

[@YankeeNationalist]

edward morris A rival Indian tribe

[@missylou725]

I read a huge book done on her life by a woman author and let me tell you she went thru some hell. She was raped and had an abortion. Her so called husband was abusive. He's the one who basically kidnapped her, there was no love. Yes, the rival native tribe kidnapping her sounds right also. They also don't know for sure how she died. But she also had a thing for either Lewis or Clark, I forget which one.

[@KeyofDavid5778]

@Theresa Nardino Do it do you recall the name of the book and the author? Thank you

[@davidfeuling6796]

I’m glad the dog was mentioned 😀

[@zenodotusofathens2122]

Well they do have to be politically correct

[@JordanR1621]

I'm a huge American history buff, and yet this is the first time I've learned that there others on the expedition besides Louis, Clark, and Sacagawea. I also loved hearing about how close they all were, namely that the men on the expedition would take turns babysitting Jean Baptiste and that Clark later paid for the child's education. Very interesting episode. 😁

[@marilyncallan-cx7rk]

We followed the L&C Trail for 5 months, including a week on the Missouri River in our canoe. Continued visiting sites for years. Wept at the broken column at Lewis's grave on the Natchez Trace. Clark's grave in St Louis. Met Stephen Ambrose at University of Montana. Everyone who loves history should read his book, Undaunted Courage. Their legacy lives today when we see many species like Clark's nutcracker, Lewis's woodpecker & countless others. They are among our greatest American heroes.

[@purple-headedyogurtslinger2683]

Lewis and Clark travelled through the American frontier and I can’t even take a dump in a public restroom

[@adventureguy4119]

John Quist ha

[@twiley3530]

TMI, lol

[@purple-headedyogurtslinger2683]

Mister Hand Sorry I’m not from mainland China

[@dwightmagnuson4298]

The American frontier was much more healthy in the 1800's than a public restroom is today.

[@jamesvickers9476]

@@purple-headedyogurtslinger2683 you do what you want any other time..stop being silly...smh

[@MrBrandonman20]

It's awesome that I live where floyd had died, sioux city! His burial and artifacts are located at the Lewis and Clark museum here, as well has his grave and the floyd monument we built for him. And we also have a statute of his dog, Pretty cool acutally.

[@gscastillo1]

Yes, I have visited his monument.. It's awesome..

[@sqaushistarship2605]

My child's school is Lewis and Clark😅 needless to say, the PNW does an amazing job for the history of Lewis and Clark and remembering all of who was involved on their journey. We even have a statue dedicated to Seaman down at our docks. Seriously a movie needs to be done.

[@michaelphelan423]

I never tire of hearing of the Corps of Discovery, even if it’s the same stories. What an adventure!

[@dannnyboyyyyy7877]

You forgot to mention how york was invited by a native tribe to impregnate one of their woman. The native tribe never seen a black man and regarded him as a black bear, which was sacred. Btw that seaman story was so beautiful.

[@cv4809]

Did he do it

[@Tyler-jc1fo]

Well... did he

[@Harshhaze]

That's mah boy

[@teddybesos4922]

Native Americans respected Black Americans for a long yime because they hadn't seen a brown skin tone like that before. In the 1800's after the civil war, America sent troops to go fight Native Americans, many of the soldiers being black. The Native Americans called them "Buffalo Soldiers" because of their skin and respected them.

[@carmenmonoxide7459]

I just read about that two days ago. I'm sure York felt like he was being exploited. Heh, heh, heh...

[@apocalypse487]

I beat the Oregon Trail game, so probably.

[@artificialavocado9652]

There is actually an old Apple IIe game like Oregon Trail called Lewis and Clark Stay Home.

[@MerkhVision]

Wow I never knew all these details, and I’ve just acquired much more respect for the people involved! This seems to me like one of the most wholesome and heartwarming events in American history! :)

[@MrHomertjones]

Worth mentioning there are two towns that were founded, one called Lewiston on the Idaho side of the snake river and Clarkston on the Washington side. My dad grew up in Lewiston and there's a such a rich history about the two figures there.

[@ladeloscomments]

Hell yeah! Shower me with those cool facts! Sacagawea was the BADASSEST OF THEM ALL.

[@chunkyunicorn3996]

I’ve also heard that it was the first time in recorded US history where a black man and a woman were allowed to vote, which I think is very cool!

[@gscastillo1]

That is exactly true... The first woman and black man to vote..

[@williamlenoch1526]

Maybe we should be saying all the members of the Corps were able to offer their opinions. After all it was a military expedition. Not as egalitarian as mentioned by narrator.

[@chunkyunicorn3996]

@Gregory Artley Well I mean, it was over 200 years ago, so it may be a little bit late for that. But if you want to celebrate huge events in history, I’m not stopping you!

[@weirdshibainu]

Who cares?

[@chunkyunicorn3996]

@@weirdshibainu It’s very important, actually. At that time, poc and women were seen as lesser than white men. The fact that they were allowed to vote on an important decision in one of the most important expeditions in US history means a lot to the groups they represented.

[@Ricardo-oh7kg]

The fact that Clark took care of her kid for a while is so heart-warming

[@fjb4932]

My Mother took care of five ( 5 ! ) kids. Very heart warming . . . ☆

[@robertshorthill4153]

I live in Montana. A beloved and beautiful state. I have visited Pompey's Piller many times on my way through that country. I'm always touched by the awesomeness of the expedition. They would have surely perished had it not been for Sacagawea, who, for L& C, had just been in the right place at the right time. Had she not been there, they would have set off and no doubt in my mind died to every last man or been killed by native tribes. All these men, hardy and tough as they were, must have suffered unbelievable hardships and only their sense of discipline and to a lesser degree "patriotism" held the crew together. The men were more or less uneducated, but obedient to their two leaders. It was a "military mission" and subject to military discipline. A book authored by Stephen E. Ambrose called UNDAUNTED COURAGE details every bit of the expedition's experience. Worth reading for those so inclined to study the opening of the West.

[@NewMessage]

Lewis: "Ok... We're out of food, and we ate all the tallow... We gotta do it.. Time to eat the last candle." Clarke: "The one we got From Goody Paltrow at that Goop trading post?" Lewis: * nods * Sacagawea: "Ugh.. I'd rather eat Seaman." Ok...This one's probably a bit much. * winces *

[@brantleyhester6641]

Pretty good

[@totallyfrozen]

OK, that was terrible...and I laughed.

[@zenodotusofathens2122]

This is all part of the phony narrative. Bumbling white man in the wilderness starving is a now hackneyed trope. Usually they are saved by an Indian or black dude, even a dog!!! The message is obvious. White privileged people, when taken out of the political structure that aggrandizes them, are useless and incompetent. The supposed "oppressed" when not in the environment that denigrated them easily rise above white people. It's cultural Marxism folks.

[@totallyfrozen]

Zenodotus Of Athens Perhaps, but to truly understand the contributions (or lack of), we’d have to actually read the diary. Did you read it?

[@zenodotusofathens2122]

@@totallyfrozen I read it many years ago. Everybody in that group, no doubt, made "contributions". That is beside the point and largely irrelevant. Here's a good Air Force example as I was stationed at an F-15 Eagle base. There is a team that contributed to the mission. The guy who maintains the engine, the guy who fuels the aircraft with avgas. But there is the fighter pilot. And the fighter pilot is the subject of our attention...not the dog.

[@MrOystein1977]

Why has'nt this expedition been made into a big epic movie in recent years?? 🤔🎬

[@MoejiiOsmanTV]

Should've by now.. In the 70s it could've been Robert Redford and Paul Newman picture I could see it now. Rip Newman now it could be Brad Pitt and Leo or Brad pitt and Matt Damon

[@dreadlancer6032]

Almost Heroes with Chris Farley and Matthew Perry is about as close as you can get.

[@Righteous1ist]

Ikr they made The Revenant, which is about the frontier.

[@sallybrown1459]

You want those HOLLYWOOD WEIRDOS to make a movie about these honorable people?

[@michaeldalton8374]

Ken Burns made an excellent documentary on it.

[@williamchristopher1560]

I was born and raised on a farm that joined on the E side by a creek. That creek, where it ran into the Missouri River was where they stopped on July 4th. They named it Independence Creek, as it is still known today

[@vintaqe_vibez5978]

I remember learning about them in highschool, but never realized how absolutely badass but also accepting they were!

[@maximoran9863]

What a time to be alive. I would've loved to see old America before industrialization spread throughout it, I sometimes wonder what I missed out on being born this late.

[@mazsax999]

I think that too, then i realize death was behind every corner. Getting sick or injured on a trail in the early 1800's....nah dawg....😢😢😢

[@carmenmonoxide7459]

Ugh, every time I think about pre-industrial period of the U.S., it involves smells. No wonder they thought miasma was a science.

[@dwightmagnuson4298]

"Missed Out on"... Like child labor laws, slavery, modern medicine, hot & cold running water & sanitary sewers.

[@mazsax999]

@@dwightmagnuson4298 THE👏🏾INTER👏🏾 NET👏🏾 😂😂😂😂

[@greedpower565]

Alot of wilderness

[@noliesjustlove93]

Meriwether Lewis: the original John Wick

[@HellaNorCal916]

I think the fact they had such a diverse group of people is what kept them alive.

[@richardclifford003]

When I was in school (Elementary to High School), I had four history periods; Religion, state history, American history, and world history. Even with that amount on the subject, this is the first I learned about many of items in this video. This channel is well researched as is the "History Guy".

[@ericdeaton2247]

If someone does the research you find that both Lewis and Clark were both bad asses. They both were incredibly smart combined with a ruggedness unfound in today's world. They give the work multifaceted true meaning.

[@brandyrhul631]

lets hear a real story about daniel boone , and the Appalachian trail

[@Arbeedubya]

Daniel Boone was a man Yes, a big man With an eye like an eagle and tall as a mountain was he Daniel Boone was a man Yes, a big man He was brave, he was fearless And tough as a mighty oak tree From the coonskin cap on the top of ol' Dan To the heel of his rawhide shoe The rippin'est, roarin'est fightin'est man The frontier ever knew Daniel Boone was a man Yes, a big man And he fought for America to keep all Americans free Daniel Boone was a man Yes, a big man What a Boone, what a doer What a dream come a'truer was he How's that for a story til a better one comes along (they're the lyrics to the series Daniel Boone from the 60's)?

[@bubbarat8679]

Arbeedubya I came here to sing that. Love the show as a kid

[@brandyrhul631]

While reading this , i heard #stephencolbert voice rapping this instead of the old show tune lol 😂😆🤦🏼‍♀️

[@kenhurley4441]

Moving from SW KS to SW MO, I've made several trips to Jefferson City. Touring the Capitol there's a fascinating section about Lewis and Clark. Also Lewis and Clark became Governor's of the Territory of Missouri and the Territory of Louisiana. That's how much they loved the Missouri area.

[@LucidDreamer54321]

My great-great-great-great-grandfather worked for the government of France and helped negotiate the Louisiana Purchase. After the sale was completed, he got paid a bonus and used the money to move to the United States.

[@thenightlyassassinshilo1582]

I’m happy I get to still learn about history with this channel during these troubled and chaotic times and I’m stuck staying home.

[@dianelove8147]

The teenage boy Thomas dove into the water with Sacagawea as well. Together they saved the containers holding all the papers of drawings of plants,etc. He doesnt ever get a shout out.

[@jimleon7894]

This is the best historical narrative. You brought these explorers to life. Not the dry people described in history class when I was a kid!

[@fload46d]

This expedition is probably the greatest and most awe inspiring event in the history of the US. Fascinating.

[@zach7193]

Fascinating topic, Weird History. This is good.

[@thescribe3184]

With the right creators, their story could be a great tv show.

[@StarChildErin]

Weird History makes learning so interesting and fun. They should show these videos in school. I guarantee kids would actually watch these and learn so much more in school. I have learned a lot since i been watching these.

[@dannycolwell8028]

The thing I’m impressed by is that it seems like we always hear how expeditions and pioneers always meet disaster and have huge casualties but the LNC expedition only lost the one dude

[@fritztm9261]

Another fun fact: Meriwether Lewis was murdered in 1809, three years after returning from the expedition. The circumstances around his death remain unsolved, but sources say it was a robbery on Natchez Trace, an old pioneer trail.

[@anthonyconino4362]

This group was so American through and through. It’s amazing. That’s all I can say.

[@anthonyconino4362]

Even the demographics and the diversity is uncanny. It’s us!

[@ok-kk3ic]

@@anthonyconino4362 and people say Americans have no culture! Smh.

[@codyridout9342]

York was a slave and received nothing for the expedition. It's too bad you believe this with no question. And you'd still be right, so American through and through.

[@johnchedsey1306]

One of the best books ever is Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose, which covers this expedition. He did meticulous research on it and really brought it to life in that book.

[@TheRiehlThing42]

Took a course on the Lewis & Clark Expedition, and you can read the journals. We read the journals in the class. Couple more facts. The first tribes they came across warned the expedition about the large brown bears they would see, and to be wary of them. Most of the men were former soldiers and outdoorsmen, used to hunting black bears back east, and laughed off the tribes warning. First time they encountered a grizzly, they all fired and the bear ran after them so hard, they couldn't reload in time, and had to keep running. Eventually some were able to reload, and fire, and it went like that for awhile. Everyone running away terrified from the grizzly until they eventually did kill it. The second time, they formed a plan. They divided up into three groups. First group would fire, run past the next two groups, reload. Second group would fire next, run past group three and one, reload. Third group fire, run past group one and two. That was the plan. First group fired, ran past next two, turned around, and group three was running past them already and the grizzly hot on their heels, and they had to abandon the plan and everyone scattered, again. Sacagawea was one of two women on the expedition. Her husband had two wives, and Lewis & Clark wanted both of them and their husband for translation purposes. It is romanticized that she guided them across the mountains, but that wasn't what she was there for and she didn't do that either. The parts about her saving the supplies when her husband almost tipped the canoe are true. The actual guide across the Rockies was named Old Toby. He lead the expedition to where they were met by the Nez Pearce. Also left out was she had been kidnapped at a young age and grew up with the Mandan. When traveling with the Expedition, they met a Shoshone war party. At first, tensions were high, until the chief of the war party was revealed to be Sacagawea's brother, separated all those years. After building canoes with the Nez Pearce, trading their remaining horses they hadn't eaten while crossing the Continental Divide, they went down the Snake River and emerged at Wallula Junction and met the Walla Wallan tribe. Surprised by this new group, the chief requested the expedition meet with them on the return journey, which the expedition did. The Walla Walla tribe lead them on shorter route to the Rockies and a mountain pass that was easier to cross. Each day, members of the expedition would lose items along the way, but children of the tribe would find each of the items and give them to the individual that dropped them unerringly. While only one member of the expedition died, Merriweather Lewis did kill two Blackfeet tribe members after they tried to steal his horse. The location of this incident is in or near Cut Bank Montana. At Celilo Falls on the Columbia River, the Expedition came across a huge trading area for tribes. The coastal tribes would come up the Columbia River to meet the the Columbia Basin tribes. This meeting location was a huge settlement. Also, they came across a navy jacket from a European ship, knowing they were closing in on the Pacific Ocean. It was around here that Lewis stopped writing in his journal. Others kept writing, but he had a long, unexplained hiatus. His next entry was very different from previous entries. After being on the Pacific Coast at Fort Clatsop, he wrote a lengthy entry about the Chinook tribe being entirely untrustworthy. Where previously, he had wrote about the partnership and working with other tribes, this scathing entry talked about how they had to have every Chinook tribe member leave the Fort at night because they couldn't trust them. Speaking of the Pacific Ocean. They hated it. After months of rain, they were all miserable and couldn't wait to start heading back. Lewis was also given a blank check, for him to use to pay for voyage back on any ship they encountered on the Pacific Coast. Unknown to them, there was a United States Naval ship at the Columbia River while they were just south of the mouth of the Columbia River. One of the requirements from the French government, upon selling the land, was that the US government had to notify every tribe of the change of countries controlling the land. That was a big part of the reason behind the expedition. Also, Thomas Jefferson was a fan of Ben Franklin and scientific studies. He wanted Lewis to bring back whatever he could. Also, Lewis was under instruction to search for the 12 lost tribes of Israel. Jefferson thought they might be located out in the frontier. Speaking of the French. France owned the territory, but from negotiations with the United States, they allowed the United States to use the Mississippi River and trade down to New Orleans. However, France let New Orleans customs be controlled by Spain. Spain decided to not honor French treaties with the US and trade without imposing their own tariffs on goods. Thomas Jefferson sent negotiators to France to purchase just New Orleans. That was all they were authorized to buy in negotiations. While negotiating, word arrived from Saint-Domingue (now Haiti) that the French had lost it. Saint-Domingue was worth more to France than the entire North American land they still owned. When finding out how dire the situation was in Saint-Domingue, Napoleon was asked about the selling of New Orleans and responded with, "sell all of it. ALL OF IT!" This surprised the Americans negotiation team, and they made the decision there without approval, to do the Louisiana Purchase.

[@mustachadon]

Such a good channel. Love the content.

[@davidlape5206]

Fascinating part of history. They certainly were a tight knit group. Real heroes.

[@rexlint2520]

This video is incredible. Learned so much from it. Keep them coming. And thank you for doing them

[@peacebewithyou911]

I’d be lying if I said I didn’t shed any tears after I heard the inscription of seaman. What a dog, an American hero.

[@d.j.ashley]

As a Newfoundland owner I fully understand where Lewis was coming from. Especially when you consider they were under orders from Jefferson to use violence only in extreme necessity. Incredible dogs.

[@tomhubbard22]

He'd proved his worth to the expedition more than once by that point. He was a solid asset to the team, and they all knew it.

[@joywebster2678]

As a Canadian I was wondering how you owned a province.

[@HighSpeedNoDrag]

Read the book over 20 years ago and adore the details of this video.

[@georgianagheorghe8848]

I love this documentary. So much excitement, heroism, adventure.

[@Vikanuck]

Haha I loved your clever way of getting around having to pronounce the dogs real name haha 😂

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

Lewis and Clark a wonderful title befitting a daring adventure...and sounded like a superhero series to me.

[@archangel5627]

kirby march barcena that’s why Jerry Seagle and Joe Schuster named Superman Clark and his love interest Lois. They got the name from this duo. Lois and Clark has a certain ring to it!

[@totallyfrozen]

That was Lois and Clark. 🙄

[@westonsmith1173]

The men and women and children and dog who accompanied this expedition, were in fact, superhero's.

[@_tkoc]

I can always depend on this channel for making interesting and high quality content. Thank you for everything you do!

[@rojo_buffalo]

This is such a well made video! I just read “Undaunted Courage” and this follows many of the key points very well!

[@cameronwalker3677]

This is your best video! So wonderfully emotional

[@dmeinhertzhagen8764]

It’s ironic that you took the time to talk about York the black man and Sacajawea the native woman because they are usually forgotten but you barely talked about French Canadians. A third of the Lewis & Clark expedition were either French Canadian or French/Indian Métis. The man credited with saving the expedition several times according to Clark, was named George Drewer, his real name was George Drouillard, born of an Indian mother and French father. He could speak French, Spanish, English and half a dozen native languages. He was hired by Clark and received a better pay than others because he also had to hunt and provide meat for the whole expedition.

[@garycharboneau4219]

Most people hardly ever talk about Bird Woman's(Sacagawea) husband, French Canadian Toussaint Charbonneau. He was not well liked. He had 3 Native wives but could only bring one on the trip. He dd know some of the Missouri and North Dakota areas, but is wife knew Montana an Idaho areas. Charbonneau also went to and from the west coast of Washington(state). I am a distant relative of Charbonneau.

[@ebenizerb.schlestertrappdu6943]

Egalitarians all! And look at what they accomplished with the love that was generated by their newfound freedom. A truly remarkable story. Thanks!

[@btetschner]

A+ video! LOVE IT! Such a fascinating odyssey!

[@5ivestring]

I can't believe how great this video is. So well done. Thanks. Make some more.

[@SpazzTaz]

This is my favorite upload weird science has done so far. I learned much about the expedition and I'll likely deep dive into the historic expitidition.

[@missylou725]

History, not science

[@countingstrides4068]

Could have waited one more day and uploaded this on Thomas Jefferson's birthday. Oh well, Happy Easter Weird History and to anyone reading this comment!

[@kevinbooth-]

one day earlier means it will hit trending or at least get spread wide enough to be the 'go to' on the actual day... actually way smarter than you may realize.

[@yudigg7]

fuck thomas jefferson

[@bruhballs45]

Sef G. What he do know

[@TheCrabError]

Sef G: I tried, but apparently he’s really into black chicks, not fat white guys 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@yudigg7]

Robert Archer keep shooting that shot my dude

[@racer72]

I've seen about all the various monuments and markers of that journey in the states of Washington and Oregon. The last one was this past fall when I visited the Lewis and Clark National Historic Park in Astoria, Oregon. And yes, they had one of the many statues of Sacajawea. I also saw probably the least known monuments to their trip. A place called Dismal Nitch, it's just across the Columbia from Astoria. The day I visited the weather was absolutely dismal. There is a highway rest area too.

[@Sweetnsour2023]

I really enjoyed this. Thank you.❤

[@petarded8529]

Their portage over the Great Falls in Montana was pretty hardcore.

[@susanrobinson910]

There’s a joke somewhere in there about people being saved by Seaman.

[@hkbabel]

Very true, But give respect to Seaman GOOD DOG :-)

[@susanrobinson910]

Holly B Absolutely!

[@tomhubbard22]

@@hkbabel I'd love to see that collar, if it's still around. Seaman, Balto and Togo are three of my greatest dog heroes.

[@hkbabel]

@@tomhubbard22 Agreed! The way Balto treated post retirement shameful, while Togo never got his due credit he at least had a much better later life. Both heroes! Fun trivia fact for females of a certain age who obsessed over the original Nancy Drew series -her dog Togo was named after the real dog Togo

[@brucejanacek6263]

That they saved seaman on the trip is unusual.

[@clauuvm]

I never knew this side of the story. What great people. It's great to know all that about her too.

[@LaHayeSaint]

This expedition was remarkably civilised. There was just so much mutual respect and love. I would like to have come, but I'm unsure as to in what capacity.

[@ajamesarellano]

Can you tell us about the rich history of Black Wall Street? Where all affluent Black American’s flourish but one day was massacred (also known as Tulsa massacre) and burned down due to racism and because “The whites were afraid that the Black Wall street will compete against the Wall Street.” Thanks 😊

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[@bleeploughly6311]

I’d love this!

[@Mr.Byrnes]

Anderl Blakely Haha what a victim

[@Mr.Byrnes]

Anderl Blakely Alright, son

[@danboone5672]

I thought this was a joke at first 🤔

[@kevez17]

To be honest, I would burn a village to the ground if someone stole my dog, I don’t trust anyone who wouldn’t

[@ginnrollins211]

Same here. Hell, there's actually an old law in Nevada that said that you're allowed to hang a person in your property if they killed your dog.

[@TheFrogInYourClosetWatchingYou]

@@ginnrollins211 Nowadays if someone shoots your dog its just considered damaged property.

[@redzeppelin6]

Man almost went John Wick on a town for taking his dog. Never underestimate the bond people share with dogs.

[@michaelbee2165]

Read the book Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose. This tells the story right down to the conversation President Jefferson first had with Lewis about his desire for an exploration of the Territory. Incredible detail on how Clark joined Lewis and their planning for the expedition. Remarkable stories about their encounters with the terrain and the various tribes they interacted with. It includes many quotes from both Lewus AND Clark's journals (and there is a completely different book that publishes them). This book could be made into an extraordinary movie on the epic scale of Dances with Wolves; but non-fiction !

[@teenieneenie630]

An excellent book!

[@wraithstrongopark]

one of the greatest action stories ever.

[@larson0014]

his maps were actually highly accurate of the journey taken

[@TheMrGamingTurkey]

I am literally the direct descendent of William Clark.

[@annamadison1079]

So am I on my grandpa’s side.

[@americanrefugee5967]

This is awesome!! Thank you so much for sharing such amazing and heroic stories!! It is so rare now days. Our history is AMAZING!! Not perfect but truly amazing. Thank you again!! God Bless!

[@dainaburk8204]

Your channel is awesome. My whole isolated family loves it.

[@milasto2]

0:12 "mixed em" Inspiring.

[@mikebuvoltzbushcraftandmar6384]

Charlie Gee commented how much he hated history in school but loves it now. It's so true. When I was young, I could've cared less about the past and was obsessed with the present. Now, as I get older, not only do I love history and the past, but I find myself longing for it as if it was a memory of mine I wish to relive.

[@bikeman9419]

The Journals of Lewis and Clark should be a must read in every elementary and junior high school in America. It is an amazing story of the strength of these men, and the real life adventures they faced.

[@kevinthe2nd73]

About six years after the Lewis and Clark expedition Sacagawea supposedly died (age 24). The fort where she lived was attacked by Indians. Her daughter and son survived and their father later gave custody of the kids to Clark. In 1925 the Bureau Of Indian Affairs hired a man to locate Sacagawea's remains. He heard rumor of a woman who had a Silver Jefferson medal for guiding white men on a long journey. He interviewed the granddaughter of the woman and concluded that this was Sacagawea. Her monument was erected at Fort Washakie on the basis of this claim. If true she died on April 9, 1884 (age 95).

[@Anthony-zc2lm]

Kevin the2nd i'm from worland - thermopolis area of wyoming. washakie county. funny they never mention the importance of the Girondoni air rifle that actually made the natives think it was magic. 20 rounds in a minute as opposed to roughly 1 shot per minute from flintlocks

[@Kuj0M0j0]

Feels weird being here this early

[@erikkr.r.m7380]

He won't respond anyways

[@dalermehndi4663]

I highly doubt it's the first time you've been done that early and felt weird.

[@weirdshibainu]

Fun fact # 11. Lewis committed suicide a few years after the expedition due to alcoholism and depression. He never married, never had children and never capitalized on his adventures

[@grisseldog]

Outstanding! Well Done!!

[@aileenhovorka9207]

Incredible! Thank u 😊😊