Meriwether Lewis: Leader of Western Expedition

Meriwether Lewis: Leader of Western Expedition

Meriwether Lewis

An American military officer, explorer, and politician known for leading the Lewis and Clark Expedition. After serving as private secretary to President Thomas Jefferson, he set out on a western expedition in 1804, exploring uncharted territories after the Louisiana Purchase and reaching the Pacific Ocean. He is recognized as an iconic figure of American westward expansion.

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Year Meriwether Lewis
1774
Birth of Meriwether Lewis (Period: August 18, 1774, Location: Near present-day Albemarle County, Virginia, U.S. (near Ivy))
1785
Northwest Indian War (Age: 10 years old, Period: 1785–1795, Location: Northwest Territory, present-day Ohio, Indiana, etc.)
1803
Louisiana Purchase (Age: 28 years old, Period: 1803, Location: French Louisiana Territory)
1804
Diplomatic Tensions with Native Americans during the Lewis and Clark Expedition (Age: 29 years old, Period: 1804–1806, Location: )
Lewis and Clark Expedition (Age: 29 years old, Period: 1804–1806, Location: )
1805
Reaching the Pacific Ocean (Age: 30 years old, Period: 1805, Location: )
1807
Appointment of Meriwether Lewis as Governor of the Louisiana Territory (Age: 32 years old, Period: 1807, Location: )
1809
Death of Meriwether Lewis (Age: 35 years old, Period: October 11, 1809)
Unknown

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Independence Movement Leaders Thomas Jefferson John Paul Jones John Hancock Paul Revere George Washington Benjamin Franklin Patrick Henry Alexander Hamilton Nathanael Greene Horatio Lloyd Gates
The Adams Family Josiah Quincy III Samuel Adams Abigail Smith Adams
Boston, Massachusetts Patriots Samuel Adams John Hancock Paul Revere James Otis Jr. Joseph Warren Mercy Otis Warren
Merchant/Diplomacy/Maritime Elbridge Gerry Stephen Girard John Paul Jones Robert Morris George Cabot
Territorial Expansion and Western Development Thomas Jefferson James Monroe John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson Meriwether Lewis William Clark Daniel Boone
Puritan New England Construction Roger Williams Anne Hutchinson Cotton Mather
Thinkers and Intellectuals Mercy Otis Warren Thomas Paine Noah Webster Ralph Waldo Emerson Abigail Adams

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