Detail lewis clark at three forks

Lewis and Clark Timeline

By johkim20

  • The expedition begins

    The expedition begins
    The U.S. President Thomas Jefferson sends a secret message to congress to ask for “the appropriation of two thousand five hundred dollars, for the purpose of extending the external commerce of the United States.” This money was used to fund Lewis and Clark expedition.

  • The Camp Is Established

    The Camp Is Established
    Fall/Winter 1803, Lewis and Clark has established Camp Wood for the expedition on the Wood River, Illinois.

  • The Expedition Starts

    The Expedition Starts
    The Corps of Discovery leaves Camp Wood, Missouri and they start heading west.

  • The Strange Animal

    The Strange Animal
    The expedition found discovered a village of strange animal, and they call it Black-Tailed Prairie Dog at Boyd County, Nebraska. They were about 15 inches, and 32~48 oz. They killed one and captured one by pouring a great quantity of water into their holes.

  • The Corp arrives at the tribe

    The Corp arrives at the tribe
    The expedtion arrives at the buffalo-hunting tribes that lives along the Missouri River, near today's Bismark, North Dakota.

  • Sacagawea

    Sacagawea
    Lewis and Clark hire French-Canadian fur-trader Toussaint Charbonneau and his Shoshone wife, Sacagawea. Sacagawea later work as the translater and the expedition guide.

  • The Coldest Weather

    The Coldest Weather
    A crew measures the temperature 45 degrees below zero, which was the coldest weather in the United States.

  • A New Birth

    A New Birth
    Sacagawea's son, Jean Baptiste Charbonneau—nicknamed Pompy by Clark was born.

  • The Branch

    The Branch
    The expedition reaches an unknown fork in the Missouri and must determine which branch to choose.

  • Shoshone

    Shoshone
    Lewis and Clark arrives at the Shoshone camp, where Sacagawea recognizes the chief as her long-lost brother, Cameahwait.

  • Rocky Mountains

    Rocky Mountains
    The expedition begins starts walking into the Bitterroot Range of the Rocky Mountains; the crossing will cover more than 160 miles

  • The Last Waterway

    The Last Waterway
    Lewis and Clark finally arrives at the Columbia River, the last waterway to the Pacific Ocean.

  • The Pacific

    The Pacific
    The expedition finally, after the long journey, they have finally reached the Pacific Ocean!

  • The End

    The End
    The expedition comes back to St. Louis after two and a half years they have begun their journey.

  • Primary Source Citations

    Primary Sources:
    "Lewis and Clark Timeline of the Trip." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 17 Jan. 2016.
    Perry, Douglas. "Lewis & Clark Expedition." National Archives and Records Administration. National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Web. 17 Jan. 2016.
    Jefferson, Thomas. "Thomas Jefferson to Congress, January 18, 1803." The Library of Congress. Thomas Jefferson, n.d. Web. 17 Jan. 2016.

  • Secondary Source Citations

    Secondary Sources:
    "Lewis and Clark Expedition." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 5 Jan. 2016
    "National Geographic: Lewis & ClarkJourney Log." National Geographic: Lewis & ClarkJourney Log. National Geographic Society, n.d. Web. 17 Jan. 2016.
    Andrews, Evan. "10 Little-Known Facts About the Lewis and Clark Expedition." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 18 Nov. 2015. Web. 17 Jan. 2016.