1801 Thomas Jefferson was elected President of the United States.
1803 Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from France.
Summer of 1803 Lewis studied in Philadelphia
Clark recruited men for the expedition
Winter of 1803-1804 Camp Dubois -- near St. Louis
May 14, 1804 Left Camp Dubois
May 21, 1804 Left St. Louis
August 20, 1804 Sergeant Charles Floyd dies -- burst appendix
October 24 1804 Reach villages of Mandan and Hidatsa -- decide to build Fort Mandan
November 5, 1804 Lewis and Clark meet Charbonneau and Sacagawea
February 11, 1805 Sacagawea gives birth to Jean Baptiste
April 7, 1805 Keelboat sent back to Jefferson
The expedition resumes their journey
May 14, 1805 A pirogue tips and Sacagawea saves important items.
(to be continued)
August 1,
1770
|
William
Clark’s
Date of Birth |
http://www.datesandevents.org/people-timelines/34-timeline-of-lewis-and-clark.htm
August 18, 1774
|
Meriwether Lewis’
Date of Birth |
http://www.datesandevents.org/people-timelines/34-timeline-of-lewis-and-clark.htm
http://www.datesandevents.org/people-timelines/34-timeline-of-lewis-and-clark.htm
February 17, 1801
|
Thomas
Jefferson becomes
President of the United States |
http://www.datesandevents.org/people-timelines/34-timeline-of-lewis-and-clark.htm
April 30, 1803
|
Treaty signed
for the Louisiana Purchase
|
Summer of 1803
|
Lewis studies in Philadelphia
(classification and navigation)v Clark recruits men |
December 1803-May 1804
| Winter Quarters at Camp Dubois near St. Louis |
May 14 or 21, 1804
| The Expedition Begins ("Permanent Party": 33 men, 1 dog) |
Progress upriver -- about 10-15 miles per day
Went about 600 miles before meeting new Indian tribes
August 3, 1804
|
Lewis
and Clark present gifts
to Oto and Missouri Indians.
|
Discovering new species -- prairie dogs, mule deer, antelopes, coyotes, bison, magpies, etc. -- about 120 new species of animals and 180 species of plants.
|
August 20, 1804
|
Sargent Charles Floyd dies.
|
September
25, 1804
|
Lewis
and Clark meet the Teton Sioux
and Chief Black Buffalo
(There is a tense stand-off.)
|
October, 1804
|
Lewis and Clark find Mandan and Hidatsa Indian Villages, Build Fort Mandan |
November 4,
1804
|
Lewis and Clark hire
Charbonneau and Sacajawea |
February, 1805
|
Sacajawea’s baby
Jean Baptiste Charbonneau
born --
with Lewis’ help
|
April 7, 1805
|
Sent keelboat to Jefferson
and headed west
up river in canoes |
April 29, 1805 First encounter with a grizzly bear
End of May saw the Mountains for the first time.
June 3 reached the fork in the river -- didn't know which way to go
June 13, 1805
|
Lewis becomes the first white man to see
the Great Falls
|
August
17, 1805
|
They meet the Shoshone Chief Cameahwait. |
November 7, 1805
|
William Clark thinks he has sighted the ocean. He soon will. |
First time a black man and a woman vote in an official U.S. vote.
They build Fort Clatsop.
4 months
March 23, 1806
|
They begin the journey
home.
|
Stayed again with the Nez Perce waiting for the winter snows to melt on the Lolo Trail.
July 3 - August 12, 1806
|
The Lewis and Clark
expedition splits up to explore more of the territory.
|
August 11, 1806
|
Lewis
accidentally shot
by a member of his own party
|
September 23, 1806
|
The expedition reaches St. Louis, ending their journey after two years, four months, and ten days |
Lewis sends a letter to Jefferson from St. Louis.
The letter takes 31 days to reach Jefferson.
Lewis goes on to Monticello to report personally to Jefferson.
1807
|
Jefferson appoints Lewis governor of the Louisiana Territory |
1809
|
Lewis Dies
in Tennessee (south and east of St. Louis) |
1813
| Clark governor of Missouri Territory |
1838
|
Clark dies
in St. Louis |
The U.S. spent $40,000 on the expedition.
Because of their expedition, the U.S. was able to claim the Oregon Territory.
They blazed the way for mountain men, other explorers, pioneers, etc.
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