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March 6, 1801 - Lewis was asked by President Thomas Jefferson to be his secretaryApril 1803 - Lewis was chosen by President Jefferson as commander of an expedition, referred to as the Corps of Discovery, to explore new land purchased from the FrenchJuly 4, 1803 - Public announcement of the Louisiana PurchaseJuly, 1805 - The expedition reaches the 3 forks of the Missouri River which they name the Gallatin, the Madison, and the Jefferson. The expedition continues southwest, up the JeffersonNew
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