Lewis and Clark Timeline

By Johnny Kil
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    Lewis and Clark Expedition Timeline

    Lewis and Clark Timeline - 1803 ~ 1805

  • Secret communication from Thomas Jefferson

    Secret communication from Thomas Jefferson
    Thomas Jefferson sends a secret letters to Congress to have the expedition authorized.

  • Napoleon decides to sell Louisiana

    Napoleon decides to sell Louisiana
    Napoleon decides to sell the Louisiana Territory to United States and contacted United States for the deal.

  • Louisiana Purchase Established

    Louisiana Purchase Established
    Louisiana Purchase was established at July 4th, 1803. The United States bought it from Napoleon.

  • First Voyage

    First Voyage
    The Corps leaves the Camp Dubois at 4 pm and started the first voyage to the Pacific Coast.

  • The first meeting

    The first meeting
    The crew had their first meeting with Western Indians.

  • The captains meet Toussaint Charbonneau

    The captains meet Toussaint Charbonneau
    The captains meet Toussaint Charbonneau, a French-Canadian fur trapper living among the Hidatsas with his two Shoshone wives, Sacagawea and Little Otter.

  • Sacagawea gives a birth to a baby

    Sacagawea gives a birth to a baby
    Sacagawea gives birth to a baby boy. His name is Jean Baptiste.

  • The crew reaches the Great Falls of the Missouri.

    The crew reaches the Great Falls of the Missouri.
    The crew arrives at the Great Falls of the Missouri.

  • The crew reaches the White Cliff of Missouri River.

    The crew reaches the White Cliff of Missouri River.
    The expedition reaches the White Cliffs of the Missouri River. Today it is near to Big Sandy, Montana.

  • The crew reaches Pacific Ocean

    The crew reaches Pacific Ocean
    The crew reaches the Pacific Ocean at the end of the Columbia River.