1801
Having tried three times before to send expeditions across the continent, President Thomas Jefferson decided to try once more.
Jefferson asked Meriwether Lewis to become his personal secretary and help plan for the expedition of the west.
1803
Spring:
Lewis was chosen as the commander of this expedition of the west and was sent to Philadelphia for instructions on what to look for and how to record his information and findings. Lewis has also begun to buy supplies for the expedition. He has written a letter to his former Army Mate, William Clark, to share command with him on this expedition. Clark willingly accepts Lewis's offer.
Summer:
As Lewis took the big Keelboat down the Ohio River, He picked up Clark and some other recruits. …
