Louis and Clark Timeline

By jchin20
  • Thomas Jefferson and the Approval

    Thomas Jefferson and the Approval
    The 3rd U.S president, Thomas Jefferson
  • The Louisana Purchase Announcement

    The Louisana Purchase Announcement
    The news about the Louisana Purchase was officially announced, so Merryweather Lewis can now start his expedition towards the West.
  • Ceremony Time!

    Ceremony Time!
    Lewis and Clark both attended ceremonies at St. Louis to show and transfer the Louisana State to the U.S.
  • The Journey from Camp Wood up to the Missouri River

    The Journey from Camp Wood up to the Missouri River
    The Corps of Discovery left Camp Wood and they started heading towards the Missouri River.
  • The Corps and their 4th of July Celebration

    The Corps and their 4th of July Celebration
    The Corps were celebrating Independace Day in the west of the Mississippi River.
  • Sergeant Charles Floyd's Death

    Sergeant Charles Floyd's Death
    Sergeant Charles Floyd died because of natural causes near Iowa. He was the only person who died among the Corps of Discovery during the Expedition to the West.
  • Animal Encounter!

    Animal Encounter!
    The Corps of Discovery were now in the Great Plains and they saw unknown animals that were in the Eastern United States.
  • Arrival to Bismarck, North Dakota

    Arrival to Bismarck, North Dakota
    The Corps arrive at the villages of Mandan and Hidatsa. They are buffalo-hunting tribes and they live along the Missouri River.
  • Sacagawea

    Sacagawea
    Lewis and Clark hire Toussaint Charbonneau and his Shoshone wife, Sacagawea to help on the expedition
  • The Pacific Ocean

    The Pacific Ocean
    Lewis and Clark finally reach the Columbia River, which was the last waterway to the Pacific Ocean.