Meriwether+Lewis

=__Meriwether Lewis        __ = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(17, 82, 232);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(10, 135, 245);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(35, 79, 215);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> toc

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 118, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(7, 133, 207);"><span style="color: rgb(11, 114, 234);"><span style="color: rgb(203, 0, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 147, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(17, 82, 232);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(10, 135, 245);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(35, 79, 215);"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 118, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(7, 133, 207);"><span style="color: rgb(11, 114, 234);"><span style="color: rgb(203, 0, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 147, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(17, 82, 232);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(10, 135, 245);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(35, 79, 215);"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Meriwether Lewis was a famous explorer that explored the Louisiana Purchase. He was asked to explore by Thomas Jefferson, the presiden         <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 118, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(7, 133, 207);"><span style="color: rgb(11, 114, 234);"><span style="color: rgb(203, 0, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 147, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(17, 82, 232);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(10, 135, 245);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(35, 79, 215);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">t at the time. He <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">co-captained the trip <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">with   <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> William Clark. He had a good size group with him. He was also the naturalist       <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 118, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(7, 133, 207);"><span style="color: rgb(11, 114, 234);"><span style="color: rgb(203, 0, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 147, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> (he picked up unknown plants to        <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 118, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(7, 133, 207);"><span style="color: rgb(11, 114, 234);"><span style="color: rgb(203, 0, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 147, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">  <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">       <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 118, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(7, 133, 207);"><span style="color: rgb(11, 114, 234);"><span style="color: rgb(203, 0, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">bring them back). He also read the stars for direction. He started the expedition in 1804. He met up with Sacajawea and her <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">husband. They helped them on the way to the Pacific Ocean. The group traveled for 2 years, 4 months, and 10 days and also covered over 8,000 miles. <span style="color: rgb(227, 0, 240);"> ==<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 118, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(7, 133, 207);"><span style="color: rgb(11, 114, 234);"><span style="color: rgb(227, 0, 240);"><span style="color: rgb(203, 0, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 147, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(17, 82, 232);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(10, 135, 245);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Early Life        __ == <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 118, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(7, 133, 207);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(11, 114, 234);"><span style="color: rgb(203, 0, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 147, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(17, 82, 232);"><span style="color: rgb(227, 0, 240);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Meriwether was born on August 18, 1774. He was born in Albemarle County Virginia. He was the middle of three children. He had one sister, Lucy, and one brother, John. His dad died when he was five but his mom soon got remarried. He went to public schools taught by ministers from the age of 13 to the age of 18. When he was 18 his stepfather died and he had to return home to run the plantation. He joined the army in 1794 but he was soon Captain in 1800. In 1801 he was the private secretary of Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson asked him to find a route to the Pacific Ocean. He invited William Clark to come along with him. ==<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 118, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(7, 133, 207);"><span style="color: rgb(11, 114, 234);"><span style="color: rgb(203, 0, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 147, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Expedition      ==

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 118, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(7, 133, 207);"><span style="color: rgb(11, 114, 234);"><span style="color: rgb(203, 0, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 147, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(17, 82, 232);">     <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> ===<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 118, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(7, 133, 207);"><span style="color: rgb(11, 114, 234);"><span style="color: rgb(203, 0, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 147, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(17, 82, 232);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Preparation for the Journey <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">        __ === <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Jefferson began planning for this trip to the Louisiana Territory.<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 118, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 147, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(11, 114, 234);"><span style="color: rgb(203, 0, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> He asked Congress for some money and they gave him $2,500. He then asked Meriwether Lewis to guide this trip. Lewis then got William Clark to come along with him. Jefferson then gave the two men a lot of instructions. They had to describe and map the country, keep the temperature, tally all the rainy days, keep track of wind directions, note the soil conditions, and keep the course of all the rivers. They also had to look for valuable minerals and collect animal and plant specimen. He also wanted them to learn all about the western Indians. Lewis and Clark were very careful about preparing their journey. They met with some scientists. They gathered all the equipment they needed like guns, medicines, navigation instruments, and warm clothing. Then they chose their men which they called the Corps of Discovery. They got an interpreter who could speak in sign, French, and Indian, a gun repair man, and a carpenter. They got 21 men from the army and some more people they needed. Finally the group set out with 45 people on May 14, 1804. ===<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 118, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">__Beginning of the Journey__   === <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> The group started the junction of the Mississippi and Missouri river. They were traveling along the Missouri in 3 boats. By August they reached what is now Council Bluff, Iowa. Their they met up with their first Indians from the Great Plains tribe. In October they were deep in the Northern Plains. There they built a fort called Fort Mandan because the cold weather was coming. When spring came Lewis shipped many boxes of plants, Indian crafted objects, furs, and more. Then they went on but Sacajawea and Toussaint Charbonneau went with them as interpreters. ===<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 118, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">   === <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 118, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> ===<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 118, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sacajawea __  === <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 118, 255);"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sacajawea is an Indian, from the Shoshone tribe, that helped Lewis and Clark on their journey. She came along with her husband Toussaint Charbonneau and carried her new born baby, John Baptiste, with her. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 118, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Charbonneau came along as an interpreter for Lewis and Clark. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> She traveled with Lewis and Clark from North Dakota to the coast of Oregon and all the way back. She was a big help to the group. She picked berries, found edible plants, and dug for roots. She also came across her brother in one tribe and he sold Lewis and Clark the horses the were going to need to cross the mountains. She also was a signal that they were not a war party because war parties usually do not have a woman exspecially with a baby. She was also very calm. One time her canoe almost flipped over but dumped everyhing into the river. She managed to save everthing that had fallen out. Sacajawea died in 1812 of an unknown disease after giving birth to a daughter.



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__<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Later in Life __
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">There are many accounts on how Lewis died. One of them was that Jefferson had appointed him governor of the Louisiana Purchase. He was going to Washington to talk to him. On his way he stopped at an inn. The inn keepers wife, Mrs. Granger said that he was acting strange the night before. When he went to his room she heard him talking to himself. Then in the middle of the night she heard some gun shots. The next morning she sent some of Lewis's slaves to go and get him and he was very close to death. Some believe that he commented suicide but some say he was murdered. Meriwether Lewis is buried close to where he died.

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 118, 255);"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 118, 255);"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 118, 255);"> ===<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 118, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(7, 133, 207);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 147, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(11, 114, 234);"><span style="color: rgb(203, 0, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(31, 58, 255);">     === <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 118, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(7, 133, 207);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 147, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(11, 114, 234);"><span style="color: rgb(203, 0, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(31, 58, 255);">  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(17, 82, 232);"><span style="color: rgb(31, 58, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(11, 114, 234);"><span style="color: rgb(203, 0, 255);">

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> ==<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 118, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(7, 133, 207);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 147, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Refer<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ences     == Chew, Robin. "Meriwether Lewis Explorer". __lucidcafe.com.__ August 1995. 18 November 2008 http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/95aug/lewis.html

Garraty, John A. __The Story of America.__ Austin, TX: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1994

"Meriwether Lewis". __en.wikipedia.org__. Wikipedia. 1 February 2008 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meriwether_Lewis#Death

"Sacajawea:Guide For Lewis and Clark". __enchantedlearning.com__. Enchanted Learning. 15 January 2009 http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/s/sacajawea.shtml

"Sacajawea". __pbs.org.__ PBS. 20 December 2008 http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/inside/saca.html

"Sacajawea". __rootsweb.ancestry.com__. Ancestry.com. 17 January 2009 [|http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nwa/sacajawea.html]