lewis and clark

By schlake23

  • In Caroline County, Virginia, Willam Clark was born

    William Clark was born
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    Lewis and Clark

  • Meriwether Lewis was born at Locust Hill at the Lewis family estate in Albemarle county VA.

  • president thomes jeffrson commissioned an expedtion to explore the United states.Lewis was chosen as commander.

  • The expedition began.

  • The expedition stopped for the winter at Fort Mandan

  • French Canadian Toussaint Char bonneau and his wife Sacagawea were hired as interpreters.

  • Sacagawea gave birth to a son named Jean Baptiste

  • Lewis came across the Great Falls of the Missouri

  • The expedition reached the Columbia River

  • Lewis and Clark returned to St. Louis.

  • Lewis died.

  • Clark died.