Thomas Jefferson became America’s third president in 1800, during that time the United States did not stretch all the way across the continent. Jefferson wanted to build a system to connect people throughout the country; he wanted to discover a waterway that crossed from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean.
During 1803 to 1806 a group of explorers traveled North America in search of such a waterway, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led the exploration west. Upon their travels, they found out the Rocky Mountains divided the land and found no coast to coast waterway established.
Jefferson set a plan into motion to create a different transportation system that would connect America by roads, railroads and rivers. Dirt roads had been built by
During 1803 to 1806 a group of explorers traveled North America in search of such a waterway, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led the exploration west. Upon their travels, they found out the Rocky Mountains divided the land and found no coast to coast waterway established.
Jefferson set a plan into motion to create a different transportation system that would connect America by roads, railroads and rivers. Dirt roads had been built by