Emanuel Hampton February 26, 2016 SSush6 Vocab Erie Canal Definitionis a canal in New York that is part of the east-west, cross-state route of the New York State canal System Sentence originally the Erie Canal ran about 363 miles (584 km) from Albany Lewis and Clark Definition A journey made by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the American Northwest, newly purchased from France, and some territories beyond. Sentence During the expedition hired several guides, among them a Native American woman named Sacagawea. The expedition lasted two years and four months