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James Monroe Patriot and President, written by Harriet Clement Marble an author who has published stores and poetry in several magazines depicts the life of James Monroe from birth to death in a chronological order. The book was published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons New York in 1970. Harriet Marble does an excellent job of depicting and portraying Monroe’s life from, “Student to Soldier” to his most impactful action on the world, The Monroe Doctrine. This book is contains several dozen sources and…

hardships. Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana territory in 1803 by France, planning to enlarge the U.S territory, and to also, National Archives stated, ”Jefferson hoped that Lewis and Clark would find a water route linking the Columbia and Missouri rivers. This water link would connect the Pacific Ocean with the Mississippi River system, thus giving the new western land access to port markets out of the Gulf of Mexico and to eastern cities along the Ohio River and its minor tributaries.”…

beginning to arise between slave and free states. At this time, The United States of America was divided on whether or not the Missouri territory would allow slavery once they achieved statehood. Before Missouri came about, there was an equal amount of free and slave states, and Congress’ decision could have tipped the balance of the Senate to favor either side. At first, Missouri was deemed to become a free state in the near future due to the Tallmadge amendment, which prohibited any additional…

The first reported sighting of Mount Shasta by a European or American was by Peter Skene Ogden, who was leading a Hudson's Bay Company trapping brigade, in 1826. Years later, in August of 1854, Elias Pierce led a group of eight men in the first attempt to reach the summit of the mountain. When they struck out, they did not know how tall the mountain was or even which route to take. They made it to the summit and raised a U.S. flag. Their story was published in the San Francisco Daily Herald…

On September 22, 1805, the explorers finally emerged from the mountains near present-day Weippe, Idaho, exhausted and nearly starving. They met the Nez Perce Indians and got dried fish and roots from them. Lewis and Clark set up camp on the banks of the Clearwater River, a branch of the Snake River, which was a branch of the Columbia River. On October 7, they left camp and started down the Clearwater River in their five newly hollowed dugouts they had made. They reached the Snake River on…

secretary at the time, to lead the Expedition; Lewis in turn sought the help of William Clark, who was an adept frontiersman. Jefferson’s objective was for the men and their team (Corps of Discovery), to find a water route linking the Columbia and Missouri rivers, which could potentially connect the Pacific Ocean with the Mississippi River system, creating access between the newly acquired western land and eastern U.S cities. Jefferson also wanted information about the flora, fauna, and peoples…

going to court and suing for his freedom. The final decision of the Supreme Court shocked America. Scott had lived in Missouri with his master, John Emerson, a doctor from the army. The doctor ended up moving to Illinois, a free state, and then the Wisconsin Territory where slavery was banned due to the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. The family later moved all the way back to Missouri where Emerson lost his life. This is where Scott had help from antislavery lawyers who helped him sue for his…

Slavery and Westward Expansion had a very volatile relationship in the Antebellum era America and would contribute to the American Civil War. Westward expansion and the Missouri Compromise of 1820 would be a way to preserve unity within the Union, but over the next 30 years, ties between the Northern and Southern states would be strained as more territory is gained and the question regarding slavery’s place within these new lands. Through an analysis of book and article sources, one gains the…

Robert Frost once said, “Freedom lies in being bold”. Back in the 1800’s, freedom was not given to everyone. It was not something that Americans could embrace at the time because African Americans were not equal, and they were far from free. They were sold and traded like property so for African Americans to gain freedom, serious action had to take place. Dred Scott took it upon himself to take action. Scott bounced around from state to state with his masters. He sued for his freedom time…

Ashley who had led two failed attempts resulting in him being 100,000 dollars in debt had an unquenchable thirst for prosperity in fur trading and followed his partners food steps, “He left from Fort Atkinson on the Missouri River north of present-day Omaha on November 3, 1824 with a party of 25 men, 50 pack horses and a number of horse-drawn wagons” (“William Henry Ashley”). He headed south down the Platte River in high spirits after his partners report of success but…