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He was a younger brother of a war hero. He entered the army at the age of 19.Soon later he became friends with Lewis as they served together.
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He was part of the state militia and helped with the Whiskey Rebellion. Then, he joined the regular army and became captain
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Thomas Jefferson asked Lewis to became his private secretary
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Jefferson made Lewis an offer to explore the lands west of Mississippi. He wanted to know plants, people, and animals
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Lewis and Clark started their journey near St.Louis,Missouri
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Jefferson (Lewis and Clark boss) send a team to Louisiana to explore
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They was going to travel nearly 8,000 miles over three years to each the pacific ocean
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They reach the ocean in November and built Fort Clatsop. They spent the winter in Oregon.
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Lewis and Clark spilt to explore more land and a faster way to get home.
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Towns held events as they passed through and when they reach the capital they got 1,600 acres of land and salary and the governor Louisiana Territory.