![]() The proposed Louisiana Purchase Treaty is announced in Washington, D.C. ![]() President Jefferson sends Lewis instructions for exploring the Louisiana Territory. Lewis writes to William Clark inviting him to co-lead the expedition. During his three-week stay, he buys supplies and equipment as well as gifts for the Indians he expects to encounter. ![]() Lewis leaves Lancaster and travels to Philadelphia to study medicine, anatomy and botany under the day's leading experts. Minister to France, reach an agreement to purchase Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million. James Madison, Secretary of State, and Robert R. Lewis arrives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania where he studies the use of the sextant and chronometer for celestial navigation. Army arsenal in Harper's Ferry, Virginia (later West Virginia) to procure arms and ammunition for the expedition. The House and Senate approve Jefferson's request. Congress proposing an expedition to the Pacific Northwest. President Jefferson sends a secret message to the U.S. This is the timeline of the Lewis and Clark Expedition through the American West, 1803-1806. ![]()
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