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meriwether lewis was born.
His dad lt. william lewis was of welsh ancestry. His mothewr lucy lewis was of english ancestry. -
Meriwether lewis's fathers died.
His father died of Pneumonia and his mother and his stepfather moved to Georgia in may 1780. -
Meriwether lewis graduates liberty hall.
He had no formal education till he turned 13 when he started to have a passion in exploration and american history. -
lewis joins the virgina militia.
meriwether lweis joined tha army right before the whiskey rebelion. -
meriwether lewis helps squelch the whiskey rebellion.
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lewis makes the rank of captain.
meriwether lewis makes the rank of captian and then retires fromt he military. -
Lewis becomes Thomas Jeffersons personal secretary.
jeffeerson appointed Mereiwether to thios position with the already conteplated plan to make a transcontinetal journey to the Pacific ocean and he want Meriwether to lead this journey. -
lewis quites the army to lead the corps of discovery.
Thomas Jefferson request that meriwether lewis lead the corps of discovery and he accepts. -
Mewriwether Lewis selected William Clark to be his co-leader.
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark started there journey in May of 1804 they will take another three years to reach the pacific and to return. -
meriwether lewis starts the expiditin with william clark.
Lewis, with William Clark depart Missouri for the pacific ocean along with 33 crew men and took 3 years a to reach the pacific ocean and return. -
the corps of discovery reach the pacific ocean.
once they crossed the bitterroot mountains they spirits were buoyed because they had reaached the pacific oceaned they stayed through the winter and left to return to missouri. -
The Corps of Discovery returned to the United States and were widely hailed.
The Corps of Discovery was widely hailed and is still remebered today. -
Jefferson appoints lewis governer of the Louisana Purchase.
Jefferson was very thankful for all the plants and animal samples and the very detailed maps and asked him to serve as the first governer of the Louisana Purchase. -
Meriwether Lewis dies at Griders Stand.
Lewis was on his way to to the United States Capitol to settle some problems about people complaining about his leadership when he stoped at an inn called Grinders Stand. While he was there the wife of the inn keeper heard three gunshots near meriwethers cabin. They found him dead in his cabin the next day -
Lewis's mysterious death is still a mystery today.
the debate is still going on wether meriwether lewis was murdered of commited suicide. Why it's a mystery is that he was found with some of his skull missing after a firearm went off. How pulled the trigger os what he mystery is.
