A diary entry for Lewis, Clark, Sacajawea, and York from the Lewis and Clark expedition after their journey is written below in detail.
Explanation:
This morning I was aroused at a quick hour by the release of a volley of little arms, which were discharged by our party in presence of our divisions to usher in the new year; this was the only impression of honor which we had it in our capability to pay this well-known day. our past of this day though' sounder than that of Christmas, consisted mostly in the prospect of the first day of January 1807, when in the bosom of our friends we expect to engage in the entertainment and excitement of the day, and when the zest given by the remembrance of the present, we shall ultimately, both intellectually and corporally, appreciate the repast which the hand of civilization has provided for us. at present, we were satisfied with eating our steamed Elk and solacing our dryness with our only drink of pure water. two of our shooters who set out this morning returned in the eventide having shot two deer elk; they displayed Captain Clark and me each a marrow-bone and tongue. attended today by a few of the Clatsops who carried some roots and berries for exchanging with us.
The Articles created a loose confederation of sovereign states and a weak central government, leaving most of the power with the state governments. The need for a stronger Federal government soon became apparent and eventually led to the Constitutional Convention in 1787.
