Lewis and Clark Expedition

particular that I would like to look at. Mr. Thomas Jefferson was born in Shadwell, Virginia, on April 13, 1743. He has done many things for our country like help write the Declaration of Independence, made the Louisiana Purchase, Launched the Lewis and Clark expedition, and recommended for free public education. Back in 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was being written Jefferson was responsible for written. Jefferson was responsible for writing the final draft within 17 days. He was…

In his article titled “There Is No True History of the Westward Expansion,” Robert Morgan claims that the expansion didn’t only revolve around the “heroes” and the “villains,” but it also revolves around the citizens of America. Morgan’s claim that expansion didn’t involve just the major “parts” but also the minor “parts” is reasonable. An example of how this would be the case is how in his (Robert Morgan) article, he states that it’s “natural and perhaps necessary for historians and…

Because in “Thomas Jefferson’s America, 1801” --Stephen Ambrose “Reporting to the President, September 23- December 31, 1806” (pages 418-21),if there was only a few heroes in history we might not have had the expedition of Lewis and Clark. Because Lewis and Clark couldn't have done the expedition alone because the expediton required a lot more manpower than just them two. This also builds on the other central idea “Average citizens were responsible for westward expansion”. Morgan made a lot of…

Rocky Mountains, and from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada. The Lewis and Clark expedition began in the spring of 1804 and carried on the Louisiana Purchase. Congress agreed to finance Jefferson’s call for an expedition to explore the area that included in the Louisiana Purchase. Jefferson chose his private secretary, Meriwether Lewis to lead the expedition, and Lewis chose William Clark as his companion officer. The goal for the expedition was too search for river routes to the western ocean, make…

years later, 25% lived West. Transportation with movement to the West was only benefiting the elite. Jefferson sent two men, Lewis and Clark, to map the land, find the northwest passage, and make connections with people. During their expedition, they came across the Mandans. That is where they met Sacajawea, a 15 year old Shashone whose knowledge helped out Lewis and Clark. The continued war between England and France was called the Napoleonic Wars. The Embargo blocks trade with England and…

groups were Native Americans. Lewis and Clark were sent to explore the American lands with good aspirations to make friends with the native tribes. In a letter from Thomas Jefferson to Meriwether Clark Jefferson stated that the explorers should “..with the natives, treat them in the most friendly and conciliatory manner…”. Jefferson wanted the explorers to be respectful to the natives. He wanted the two cultures to be useful to each other so he told Lewis and Clark to provide anything the…

Without the frontier, the US would not be united in a democratic government, seen as a cultural hotspot, or an equipped industrialized nation. The Louisiana Purchase, war against Britain in 1812, the Lewis and Clark expedition, and the annexation of Hawaii are occurrences that defined the American frontier, outlined Turner’s opinions, and brought people together to build settlements and create jobs. America’s power and capabilities as a country grew exponentially…

president of the United States. During the final years of his presidency, he bought a humongous piece of land which was labeled the Louisiana Purchase. That 530 million acres of land led to very impactful moments in american history like: Lewis and Clark’s Expedition in 1804, The Indian Removal Act, The Mexican War, The Trail of Tears, the questioning of slavery within the north, Bleeding Kansas, a decade of the gold rush, and many more. He is the one person that had the biggest impact on the…

He was adamant to pursue the Lewis and Clark Expedition because he wanted to know about the geography and landscape of the land and waterways. “They are the apogee of the American Enlightenment, cataloging and analyzing information and discoveries embracing geography, botany, zoology, astronomy, geology, ethnography, linguistics, and meteorology” (Schwarz 169). Even though many Federalists disagreed with the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the expedition still proceeded. Therefore, if Thomas…

She was definitely a leader, and went against the grain of what any of Native American would do, and even being a woman, too. She is considered to be an extremely brave figure in the history world. Many people know of her from the Lewis and Clark expedition, which, without her help and guidance, would have never been possible to achieve. In this journey, they moved westward to seek new land. In the coming years, new explorations of the new area would take a turn for the worst in relation to…