The Expansion’s Spirit Among American Settlers Even with the American Revolution and the Declaration of Independence, an ambitious achievement was in the mind of the write settlers and the government of the United States, which was to expand the American territory and gain power over the new lands. First, the expansion’s spirit motivated adventurous white settlers to explore and claiming the western lands. Daniel Boone was the first explorer of the trans-Appalachian territory, and stablished the Boones borough, known in 1767 as Kentucky. Inspired by the Boones achievements, many others white settlers followed the Wilderness Trail. (Fraser 155). Within all these claiming of the western territories, the Congress enacted a legislation under
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Even, some Federalists of the Congress thought that the purchase was unconstitutional, Jefferson made a clever deal because buying the entire Louisiana territory, the American farmers and traders could transport freely their products through the Mississippi River until the Atlantic ports of New Orleans. Meanwhile, Jefferson asked the Congress to supported a “scientific expedition” to study the people, lands, animal and plants across the Louisiana territory. However, his truth intentions were reports of the Spanish and French military power in the region. Jefferson sent his private secretary Meriwether and an army officer Willian Clark for the expedition called “Corps of Discovery”, in which were to explore the Louisiana territory, the Oregon lands, and extended to the West Coast. This expedition occurs between 1804 to 1806. Other expeditions were designated by Jefferson, one was led by Zebulon Pike, which was to explore the Mississippi River and Arkansas River and the other was led by Thomas Freeman, an astronomer and surveyor to explore the Red River Valley in the southern portion of the new territory. (Fraser 223, 225). The result of these expeditions, Jefferson expeditions reports opened opportunities to adventurers and traders, resulting in the Mandans, Nez Perce, and others tribes the loss of theirs
Even, some Federalists of the Congress thought that the purchase was unconstitutional, Jefferson made a clever deal because buying the entire Louisiana territory, the American farmers and traders could transport freely their products through the Mississippi River until the Atlantic ports of New Orleans. Meanwhile, Jefferson asked the Congress to supported a “scientific expedition” to study the people, lands, animal and plants across the Louisiana territory. However, his truth intentions were reports of the Spanish and French military power in the region. Jefferson sent his private secretary Meriwether and an army officer Willian Clark for the expedition called “Corps of Discovery”, in which were to explore the Louisiana territory, the Oregon lands, and extended to the West Coast. This expedition occurs between 1804 to 1806. Other expeditions were designated by Jefferson, one was led by Zebulon Pike, which was to explore the Mississippi River and Arkansas River and the other was led by Thomas Freeman, an astronomer and surveyor to explore the Red River Valley in the southern portion of the new territory. (Fraser 223, 225). The result of these expeditions, Jefferson expeditions reports opened opportunities to adventurers and traders, resulting in the Mandans, Nez Perce, and others tribes the loss of theirs