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Meriwether Lewis was born in Albemarle county, Virginia. He was the son of William Lewis and Lucy Meriwether.
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After his father dies Lewis moves to Georgia, he is 5 years old.
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Congress imposes a tax of 20-30 cents a gallon on distilled spirits (liquor)
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100,000 slaves revolt in the french colony of St. Domingue, marking the beggining of the Hatian Revolution
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He was 18 years old when he began to serve in the army, he served for 16 years
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Thomas is elected president 6 days after election day because of ties in vote count.
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At the age of 34, after retiring from the army, he begins to work as secretary for President Thomas Jefferson, an old childhood neighbor.
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Lewis and Clark Begin Exploration of the Northern Louisiana Purchase
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Some men left the expediton, but the explorers met Sacajawea.
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Zebulon Pike discovers a famous peak in the southern Louisiana Territory that now bears his name.
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Thomas Jefferson claimed Lewis as the govorner of the northern Louisiana Territory.
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British frigate fire upon the American Warship Chesapeake, killing three Americans and forcibly removing four alleged British navy deserters.
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