Washington – In 1732 on February 22, an American soldier known as the name of George Washington was born. He’s famous for achievements like (The First United States President, Battle of Monongahela, Battle of Necessity, and Battle of Jumonville Glen), he was born into a Colonial Virginia family of wealthy planters. The family owned tobacco plantations and slaves, which later on in life he inherited. Washington was a senior officer in the colonial militia an in the French and Indian War, he than later succeeded and manage to win the “The American Revolutionary War “as Commander-in-Chief in the Continental Army and One of “The Founding Fathers” of our country, he was ranked first in war, peace and of his countrymen. After completing all of these
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It began in St. Louis Missouri and made its way up the pacific coast, being led by Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark their journey lasted from May 1804 to September 1806, Thomas Jefferson was president and commissioned the expedition shortly after the Louisiana Purchase 1803. The prime objective for the mission was for them to explore new territory, and new routes for Americans to know and explore before the British and European powers try to come across and claim it for their selves. Another objective that Lewis and Clark made historical, was that they were into scientific and economic meaning they were huge on their studies which included areas like plants, animal life and geography. Also they wanted to establish local trades with Native American tribes like maps, sketches and journals in hand but they also tried to make reports along the way so on their way back they would report to Jefferson about their findings. Lewis and Clark were true loyal companions for Jefferson, while they helped find new routes and brought back information they also helped get Jefferson to a higher pedestal and ranking in his legacy as president. Jefferson never tried to hide the expedition from the Spanish, French and British officials he asked Congress to fund an expedition through, the Louisiana territory to the Pacific Ocean he claimed different reasons for the venture and used secret message’s to ask for funding’s due to poor relations, with the opposition parties in Congress. In 1803 Jefferson commissioned the Corps of Discovery; he named Meriwether Lewis its leader which in return of his brotherhood loyalty picked William Clark as second in command, Lewis is remarkable for his skills and potential as a frontiersman. Why Jefferson chose Lewis over Clark good question. Clark is more of your average “Qualified
It began in St. Louis Missouri and made its way up the pacific coast, being led by Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark their journey lasted from May 1804 to September 1806, Thomas Jefferson was president and commissioned the expedition shortly after the Louisiana Purchase 1803. The prime objective for the mission was for them to explore new territory, and new routes for Americans to know and explore before the British and European powers try to come across and claim it for their selves. Another objective that Lewis and Clark made historical, was that they were into scientific and economic meaning they were huge on their studies which included areas like plants, animal life and geography. Also they wanted to establish local trades with Native American tribes like maps, sketches and journals in hand but they also tried to make reports along the way so on their way back they would report to Jefferson about their findings. Lewis and Clark were true loyal companions for Jefferson, while they helped find new routes and brought back information they also helped get Jefferson to a higher pedestal and ranking in his legacy as president. Jefferson never tried to hide the expedition from the Spanish, French and British officials he asked Congress to fund an expedition through, the Louisiana territory to the Pacific Ocean he claimed different reasons for the venture and used secret message’s to ask for funding’s due to poor relations, with the opposition parties in Congress. In 1803 Jefferson commissioned the Corps of Discovery; he named Meriwether Lewis its leader which in return of his brotherhood loyalty picked William Clark as second in command, Lewis is remarkable for his skills and potential as a frontiersman. Why Jefferson chose Lewis over Clark good question. Clark is more of your average “Qualified