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Meriwether Lewis
玛利威瑟路易斯本来是杰佛逊的私人秘书,后来变成探险家

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探险家玛利威瑟路易斯 (Meriwether Lewis) 出生
1774
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路易斯是在蒙地舍罗 (Monticello) 附近长大的,那也是汤玛斯杰佛逊的故乡。当杰佛逊在1801年成为美国总统的时候,路易斯是他的私人秘书。两年之后,杰佛逊要求路易斯率领一组人勘察「路易斯安那购买合约」所取得的土地 (Louisiana Purchase) 这是美国在1803年从法国取得最大的一块土地。

Lewis grew up in the woods near Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's home, and when Jefferson became president in 1801, Lewis became his private secretary. Two years later Jefferson asked Lewis to lead an exploration of the Louisiana Purchase--the large piece of land that the U.S. acquired from France in 1803.
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