1. By Ray’Von Oliver 5 th Grade Ms. Brady/Oakwood Avenue Community School 2014-2015

2.  Lewis and Clark were asked by President Thomas Jefferson after the Louisiana Purchase to explore and map the wild west of North America.

4.  March 6,1801: Lewis is asked by Jefferson to be his Secretary  July 4, 1803:Louisiana Purchase  Spring 1804: Lewis wrights to ask William Clark to join and shore command  Fall/Winter 1803: Camp Wood established upstream from St. Louis  May 14, 1804: Expedition begins  July 4, 1804: Expedition marks 4 th of July west of the Mississippi by firing the keelboats cannon  October 11, 1809: Lewis commits suicide

5. Occupation: Explorers Born: August 18, 1774 in Ivy, Virginia (Lewis) August 1, 1770 in Ladysmith, Virginia (Clark) Died: October 11, 1809 in Hohenwald, Tennessee (Lewis) September 1, 1838 in St. Louis, Missouri (Clark) Best known for: Explored the Louisiana Territory and Western North America

6.  Lewis was President Thomas Jefferson’s private secretary. He was in charge of the expedition to explore the newly purchase Louisiana territory.

7.  Occupation: explore, interpreter, guide  Born: 1788 in the Lemhi River Valley, Idaho  Died: December 20,1812 in Fort Lisa North Dakota

8.  Toussaint was a French Canadian explorer & trader, and a member of the Lewis & Clark Expedition.  Born: March 20, 1767 Boucherville, Canada  Died: August 12, 1843 Fort Mandan ND  Spouse: Sacagawea  Children: Jean Baptist Charbonneau