Louisiana Territory

By noh8_

  • congress approves

    Congress approves Jefferson's request

  • Louisiana Purchase was announched

    News of the Louisiana Purchase is announced; Lewis will now be exploring land largely owned by the United States.

  • Ohio River

    In Pittsburgh, Lewis oversees construction of a keelboat, then picks up William Clark and other recruits as he travels down the Ohio River

  • The Beginning

    The Beginning
    The Beginning of the expedition
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    Expedition of Lewis and Clark

  • Charles Floyd dies

    Sergeant Charles Floyd dies of natural causes near present-day Sioux City, Iowa; he will be the only fatality among the Corps of Discovery during the expedition.

  • discoverd earthlodge villiages

    October 24, 1804 -
    - Expedition discovers earthlodge villages of the Mandan and Hidatsas Indians. The captains decide to build Fort Mandan across the river from the main village.

  • sacagawea as a interpreters

    Lewis and Clark hire French-Canadian fur-trader Toussaint Charbonneau and his Shoshone wife, Sacagawea, to act as interpreters on the journey ahead.

  • Clark named the Judith river

    May 29, 1805 -
    • Clark names the Judith River in honor of a girl back in Virginia he hopes to marry.

  • Secretary of the treasury

    The expedition reaches the Three Forks of the Missouri which they name the Jefferson, Gallatin, and Madison in honor of the President, Secretary of the Treasury, and Secretary of State.

  • Fort Clatsop

    Having reached the Pacific, the entire expedition—including Sacagawea and Clark's slave, York—take a vote on where to build their winter quarters. They chose the Clatsop Indian side of the Columbia, and the encampment came to be called Fort Clatsop.

  • President jeffersom welcomed a delegation

    • President Jefferson welcomes a delegation of Missouri, Oto, Arikara, and Yankton Sioux chiefs who had met with Lewis and Clark more than a year earlier.

  • Sacagawea gives birth

    February 11, 1805 -
    - Sacagawea gives birth to baby boy, Jean Baptiste.

  • Indians set out for home

    After a winter of only 12 days without rain, the men present their fort to the Clatsop Indians and set out for home.

  • BlackFeet

    BlackFeet
    BlackFeet Warriors

  • National Heros

    Having found an easier route across the country, the men reach St. Louis nearly two and a half years after their journey began and are acclaimed as national heroes.

  • The ending of the Expedition

    the expedition ended