Lewis and ClarkLewis and Clark

By: CraigBy: Craig

LewisLewis

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August 18 1774August 18 1774

►Lewis was bornLewis was born

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March 6, 1801 March 6, 1801

►Lewis was a young Army Caption and Lewis was a young Army Caption and got a letter Tomas Jefferson got a letter Tomas Jefferson

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The letter to Lewis The letter to Lewis

►Secretary-AideSecretary-Aide

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The Letter Said The Letter Said

Your knolege of the Western country, of Your knolege of the Western country, of the army, and of it's interests and the army, and of it's interests and relations has rendered it desireable for relations has rendered it desireable for public as well as private purposes that public as well as private purposes that you should be engaged in that officeyou should be engaged in that office

The letter to Lewis The letter to Lewis

Knolege of the Western countryKnolege of the Western country

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February 28 1803 February 28 1803

Congress funded the Expedition to the Congress funded the Expedition to the WestWest

LewisLewis

And Tomas Jefferson sent a letter to And Tomas Jefferson sent a letter to Clark, asking if he would go with Lewis.Clark, asking if he would go with Lewis.

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ClarkClark

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ClarkClark

Clark Accepted Clark Accepted

The ExpiditionThe Expidition

►Lewis and Clark Explored the Lewis and Clark Explored the Mississippi River Mississippi River

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The ExpeditionThe Expedition

They kept journals of everything they They kept journals of everything they saw.saw.

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They DiscoveredThey Discovered

1.1. 178 plants and 122 animals178 plants and 122 animals

2.2. Literature about the westLiterature about the west

3.3. Drew attention to discovering the Drew attention to discovering the westwest

4.4. Fur trading with Indians Fur trading with Indians

InformationInformation

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