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La Verendryes and the Quest for the Western Sea
The La Verendryes endure hardship exploring the upper Missouri from the Mandan villages in 1742 1743 seeking a northwest passage to the Western Sea. They strike alliances with Mandan Bow and Sioux groups carry the French tricolor far west but fail to reach the Pacific. They bury a leaden plate, receive honors, then die impoverished after decades of self funded expeditions.
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France
North America
Pacific Ocean
Pacific
Rocky Mountains
North American
New France
Sieur de la Verendrye
Pierre
Chevalier
Sea of the West
Bryce
Hudson’s Bay Company
la Verendrye
North Dakota
Missouri River
Lewis and Clark
Missouri
Montreal
Bow
Big Horn Range
Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming
Pell Mell
Bowes
la Verendryes
Mandan
Order of St. Louis
Canada
Auguste
Cheery-Raban Syndicate