Meriwether

Meriwether Lewis

By santangelos

  • Meriwether Lewis was born

    He was born in Ivy, VA

  • Graduated from Liberty Hall

  • Lewis served in the Virginia army

  • Joined the US Army

  • Lewis was asked to be Thomas Jefferon's secretary

  • Lewis was chosen as the commander for the expedition of the Louisana Purchase

  • Lewis asks WIlliam Clark to join him on the expedition

  • Begins collecting supplies for the expedition

  • Lewis and Clark begin the expedition

    The expedition started at the Missouri River

  • Lewis and Clark meet Charbonneau and Sacagawea and recruit them as interpreters

  • Lewis and his crew begin the journey home

  • Lewis is accidentally shot in the buttox by his crew member, Pierre Cruzatte

  • Lewis and Clark return to St. Louis, MO, marking the end of the expedition

    The expedition lasted for 2 years, 4 months, and 10 days

  • Lewis is appointed as the governor of the Louisana Territory by Jefferson

  • Lewis dies in a murder/suicide at the age of 35

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