The Dominguez-Escalante Expedition was historically important because these men were the first people, not Indians, to explore much of Utah gaining information on the people that they met and the land itself. The Dominguez-Escalante Journal it the accounting of the expedition traveling thru Arizona, Colorado, and Utah. Father Dominguez and Father Escalante’s party included “twelve Spanish colonials and two Indians”. The Mexican Government enlisted a catholic priest, Francisco Dominguez to…
Easter Island a wonder of the world always questioned by scientists and historians for years. The chilean island in the south west pacific, has geographical wonders. Known to the native people as the Rapi Nui, it was named Easter Island when a European traveler discover the island first time on Easter day. The people of the island mysteriously vanished, but not entirely there are still descendants that live in polynesia. The big question is how did the ancient people suddenly disappears, and…
Native American languages including Hidatsa and Arikara, so that made trading difficult (Source A). Instead of verbally communicating, the Mandans used sign language to make trade easier with both other tribes and white explorers, such as Lewis and Clark (Source B). The Mandan…
Meriwether Lewis’s Death When a person hears the names, “Lewis and Clark,” the majority of people think of the two brave explorers leading The Corps of Discovery. Starting in 1803 and ending in 1806, Lewis and Clark lead the Corps on a journey through the Louisiana territory. The purpose of this expedition was to observe the newly acquired land, interact (positively) with the natives, but most importantly to find a clear water route that would be used for trade. Even though a clear, navigable…
West.” ("Teaching With Documents: The Lewis and Clark Expedition."). Jefferson chose Meriwether Lewis and his friend, William Clark, to explore the unsettled area because they were trained and informed men on how to map, navigate and explore areas. Jefferson relied on Lewis and Clark to write down and map everything they saw. In the end, Lewis and Clark discovered fertile land, vast plains and buffalo herds. ("Teaching With Documents: The Lewis and Clark Expedition."). These findings helped…
by explorers Lewis and Clark to meet President Thomas Jefferson. He and others were to be put on display as an example of Native Americans. Sheheke refused to participate in the “show” and dance of his culture for the Americans. He wished to maintain his dignity and sat stoically…
In 1818 he moved to Missouri. Two years later he was involved in taking trade goods to Santa Fe New Mexico. Walker met Captain Benjamin Bonneville, Who asked him to join his trapping and trading expedition into the west. In subsequent years, Walker continued to use his voluminous knowledge of western geography as an employee of the American Fur company. He was also a guide for explorers including John C. Fremont. Walker was arrested by the Mexican authorities, because he controlled territory in…
Both Americans’ relationship with the land and their desire to control things that cannot be possessed are prominent themes in all three literary pieces dealing with westward expansion. American Progress, by John Gast, “On Manifest Destiny, 1839,” by John O’Sullivan, and “Reporting to the President, September 23-December 31, 1806,” by Stephen Ambrose are all works regarding American expansion into the newly acquired western lands of the 19th century. Those “newly acquired lands” were a part of…
country was only eighteen years old. Was created from a rebellion against Great Britain. Jefferson couldn't figure out of a way that the U.S could govern a whole continent without rebellion because the distance was far too great. He also used Lewis and Clark to describe how majority Americans felt about slaves and Indians. Next I’ll talk about the language.…
The adventurer Meriwether Lewis explored the west Louisiana territory. He came back efficacious and became a national hero until he died under suspicious circumstances on October 11, 1809. The brave man died in his room at an Inn called Grinder’s Stand from a gunshot to the back of his skull and to his chest. The death was pegged as a suicide but, before his death Lewis was going through psychological and physical health problems, financial problems and bankruptcy. Meriwether Lewis’ untimely…