Lewis and Clark for Kids: Their Journey of Discovery with 21 Activities
Note to Readers Warning bad speling ahead Throughout this book you'll see quotes from Lewis's and Clark's journals that include some creative spelling and punctuation The captains education was not as for mal as ours is today Clark had very little schooling But though they spell mosquito 20 different ways their descriptions of people and landscapes show the captains great intelligence and powers of observa tion Please overlook their spelling errors and see the glossary for explanations of any other unfamiliar words in the text and
Time Line 1743 Thomas Jefferson is born 1770 William Clark is born 1773 Boston Tea Party 1774 Meriwether Lewis is born 1775 Revolutionary War begins 1776 Continental Congress adopts Declaration of Independence 1783 Revolutionary War ends 1788 U S Constitution is ratified George Wash ington is elected president 1789 Clark joins militia 1792 Captain Robert Gray enters Columbia River 1794 Whiskey Rebellion Lewis joins militia
write 1800 Jefferson is elected president 1801 Lewis becomes President Jefferson's secre tary 1802 President Jefferson asks Lewis to command
an expedition to the west 1803 Louisiana Purchase Lewis invites Clark to join him in command of the expedition 1804 President Jefferson is reelected Vice Presi dent Aaron Burr kills Alexander Hamilton 1804 1806 Lewis and Clark expedition 1805 Louisiana Territory is formed 1807 Lewis is appointed governor of Louisiana Territory and Clark is appointed brigadier general of militia and superintendent of Indian affairs Louisiana Territory 1809 Lewis dies 1812 War of 1812 1813 Clark is appointed governor of Missouri Ter ritory 1814 The journals of Lewis and Clark are pub lished 1826 Jefferson dies 1838 Clark dies
