Lewis and Clark Expedition

expansion and once he convinced congress to allow him to send explores out west he did just that. Lewis and Clark headed the expedition that would lead them from the Louisiana Purchase to the Pacific Ocean. They played a vital role in the growth of Young America because of this expedition. America had many needs during the time of Lewis and Clarks expedition. The reason why Lewis and Clark went on this expedition not only because President Jefferson asked them to but because this was uncharted…

Lewis and Clark are known for completing a harrowing journey into the unknown regions of the United States and returning with a wealth of knowledge. The expedition proved to be a valuable asset in paving the way for western expansion in the United States. Unfortunately for the hundreds of thousands of Native Americans living in the West, the exploration spawned the notion of Manifest Destiny, a philosophy that American citizens were entitled to the land stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the…

tried this expedition but was unsuccessful three times. Jefferson was desperate to make his plan successful and set out to find two strong and courageous men to conqueror the expedition. Jefferson’s first pick was Meriwether Lewis. Lewis was a well-known explorer and soldier from Virginia. He served in the state militia and then later joined the military and received the rank as Captain. In 1801, Jefferson asked Lewis to be his own secretary. Lewis requested the assistance of William Clark,…

During the Colonial age, President Jefferson instructed Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to conduct an expedition which was intended to prepare the way for extending the American fur trade as well as advancing geographical knowledge. The distinctive accomplishments of Lewis and Clark’s expedition led to one of the most successful explorations to date. This paper will describe the importance of the Lewis and Clark Expedition along with the expansion and growth of the United States. Jefferson…

newly acquired land stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to the Canadian Border, and more than doubled the size of colonial America. This purchase turned the nation’s eyes westward and in turn led directly to the Lewis and Clark Expedition. For some, such as the Native Americans, this expedition was the beginning of the end, but for America, it was a new beginning for westward expansion. After having acquired an enormous amount of land in the Louisiana Purchase, President Thomas…

828,000,000 square miles from France in what we call the Louisiana Purchase. (1) The Louisiana Purchase is accredited as President Thomas Jefferson’s biggest achievement while in office. It doubled the United States in size, led to the Lewis and Clark expedition, and the Trail of Tears, The Louisiana Purchase is believed to be, by many historians, a result of France not defeating a slave revolution in Haiti as well as preparing for a war with Great Britain. (1) Talks with France to…

Although this is the case in most circumstances, there is one instance that boded well for both parties. In the case of the Lewis and Clark expedition, the treatment of native people was intended to be fair and kind from the onset, and was executed as such. Thus, Lewis and Clark were respectful to the Native Americans and their cultures. The beginning of the Lewis and Clark expedition was the conception of the Corps of Discovery by Thomas Jefferson. The Corps was necessitated by the Louisiana…

In early 1803, Jefferson sent a secret message to congress asking for approximately two thousand five hundred dollars. The money was meant for the Lewis and Clark expedition, to explore what is now the western part of the United States. The reason for making the message secret was to hide what he was really trying to do from his enemies in the Federalist Party. It seems as though Jefferson had no bad intentions behind making the message secret, he was doing it to help the future of America.…

and good fortune. Thievery, anger and lies had something to do with it too. America has the reputation of being one of the most prosperous countries in the world, but most people haven’t seen the truth that lies within our history. The expedition of Lewis and Clark, from 1804 to 1806, was a large source of conflict in early America. According to HistoryNet, “Their mission was to explore the unknown territory, establish trade with the Natives and affirm the sovereignty of the United States in…

Those two names are Lewis and Clark. While both gentlemen have a background in the military, they are predominately known for their historic expedition along the Mississippi River to the Coast of Oregon in what is widely known as the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Their achievements would later be used to argue that the U.S owned the Pacific Northwest while the expedition also paved the way westward for American expansion into the Pacific (Miller, 2008, 4). As a result, Lewis and Clark played a…