| Chapter 1: Expedition Origins |
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 Congress approves further exploration of the Missouri River and a water route to the Pacific Ocean. Captains Lewis and Clark are selected to lead the Corps of Discovery expedition and begin their journey on May 14, 1804. |
| Lesson 1.1: Courage Undaunted President Jefferson petitions Congress to send an exploring party to trace the Missouri River to its source and to find the best water route to the Pacific Ocean. |
| Lesson 1.2: Meriwether Lewis Captain Lewis is appointed to direct the expedition for his courage undaunted and for possessing a firm purpose which nothing but impossibilities could divert. |
| Lesson 1.3: William Clark Clark was to prove he was the right choice as joint leader of the expedition. |
| Lesson 1.4: Council Bluffs and Superstitions It is called the Mountain of Little People, or Little Spirit. |
| Lesson 1.5: Articles for the President Having made all our arrangements we left the fort at five o'clock. |
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