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1743
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Thomas Jefferson born
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1770
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William Clark born
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1773
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Boston Tea Party
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1774
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Meriwether Lewis born
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1775
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Revolutionary War begins
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1776
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Continental Congress adopts Declaration of Independence
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1783
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Revolutionary War ends
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1788
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United States Constitution ratified; George Washington elected president
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1789
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William Clark joins militia
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1792
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Captain Robert Gray enters Columbia River
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1794
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Whiskey Rebellion; Meriwether Lewis joins militia
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1800
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Thomas Jefferson elected president
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1801
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Meriwether Lewis becomes President Jefferson's secretary
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1802
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President Jefferson asks Lewis to command Expedition to the west
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1803
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Louisiana Purchase; Lewis invites William Clark to join him in command of Expedition
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1804
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Jefferson re-elected; Vice President Aaron Burr kills Alexander Hamilton
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1804-1806
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Lewis & Clark Expedition
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May 14, 1804
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Enters the Missouri River
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May 21, 1804
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Leaves St. Charles, Missouri
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August 20, 1804
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Sergeant Floyd's death
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October 25, 1804
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Reaches Mandan and Hidatsa Villages
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April 7, 1805
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Leaves Mandan and Hidatsa Villages
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April 26, 1805
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Junction of Yellowstone, Missouri Rivers
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June 2, 1805
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Junction of Missouri, Marias Rivers
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June 13, 1805
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Great Falls of the Missouri River
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July 25, 1805
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Three Forks of the Missouri River
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August 30, 1805
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Crossing the Bitterroot Mountains
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October 18, 1805
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Down the Columbia River
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November 17, 1805
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First sight of the Pacific Ocean
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March 23, 1806
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Return journey begins
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July 4, 1806
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Separation at Travellers Rest
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July 27, 1806
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Fight with Blackfeet
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August 14, 1806
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Return to Mandan and Hidatsa Villages
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September 23, 1806
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Return to St. Louis
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1805
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Louisiana Territory formed
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1807
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Lewis appointed Governor of Louisiana Territory
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Clark appointed Brigadier General of Militia and Superintendent of Indian Affairs, Louisiana Territory
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1808
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Clark marries Julia Hancock
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1809
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Meriwether Lewis dies
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1812
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War of 1812
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1813
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Clark appointed Governor of Missouri Territory
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1814
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Journals of Lewis and Clark published
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1826
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Thomas Jefferson dies
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1838
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William Clark dies
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