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To honor Independence Day, Lewis and Clark name Independence Creek near modern-day Atchison, Kansas. [50] [51] July 11: The Corps enters present-day Nebraska. Pvt. Willard is caught sleeping on guard duty, a capital offense. He is sentenced the next day to receive 100 lashes in four equal installments. [52] July 21
A Navigation Companion for the Lewis & Clark Trail. Vol. 1, History, camp locations and daily summaries of expedition activities. John H. Bassman. Betts, Robert B. (2002). In Search of York: The Slave Who Went to the Pacific With Lewis and Clark. University Press of Colorado. ISBN 0-87081-714-0. Clark, William; Lewis, Meriwether.
Timeline of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1803–1807) Timeline of modern American conservatism (1933 CE – present) Timeline of the open-access movement (1942–present) 2025; Timeline of the far future (10,000 CE – )
Lewis and Clark Expedition, May 14, 1804 – September 23, 1806 Lewis and Clark Expedition reaches the Pacific Ocean, November 18, 1805; The Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution takes effect, June 15, 1804; Battle of Sitka, October 1804; The Territory of Orleans is organized and the District of Louisiana is created, October 1, 1804
The foundations for the Corps of Discovery were laid when Thomas Jefferson met John Ledyard to discuss a proposed expedition to the Pacific Northwest in the 1780s. [2] [3] In 1802, Jefferson read Alexander Mackenzie's 1801 book about his 1792–1793 overland expedition across Canada to the Pacific Ocean; these exploratory journals influenced his decision to create an American body capable of ...
Lewis and Clark return to Saint Louis after a journey of nearly 6,000 total miles; in the past two and a half years, the party has made contact with over 70 Indian tribes and produced 140 maps, as well as documented more than 200 new plant and animal species. [24] 1807: Feb 26
1769 – The colonies adopt the English system decreeing women cannot own property in their own name or keep their own earnings. 1777 – All states pass laws which take away women's right to vote.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 31 January 2025. American explorer and Governor (1774–1809) Meriwether Lewis Portrait by Charles Wilson Peale, c. 1807 2nd Governor of the Louisiana Territory In office March 3, 1807 – October 11, 1809 Appointed by Thomas Jefferson Preceded by James Wilkinson Succeeded by Benjamin Howard Commander of ...