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Lewis proceeded to follow Jefferson’s orders and traveled to Pittsburgh. From here he set out to Clarksville, which is in present day Indiana. Here is where he met up with William Clark. When Lewis was serving in the army, he had served in a rifle company commanded by Clark. Clark took along with him his African-American slave, York. The first winter was brutal for Lewis and Clark. They spent the winter at Camp Dubois on the east bank of the Mississippi River where much of their vegetation died…

When discussing the American West, one cannot carry on a conversation without mentioning the Native Americans. They played many roles throughout American history. In the west they played several. American Indians opened up the west by helping explorers, elevated the horse in their culture to an iconic status, changed the ecological balance in many places throughout the west, proved to the U.S. and Mexico that they were a force to be reckoned with. First, the Native Americans played an important…

George Catlin has been called one of America's first ethnologists. His depictions of native Americans in the 1830s came at a time when very few images of Native Americans beyond the Mississippi River existed. Catlin made five trips west between 1830 and 1836 in which time he sketched enough images to create 450 oil paintings. With these paintings Catlin toured the U.S. And Europe from 1837 to 1845 showing people the "western Indian in his native habitat." At face value this appears to be a…

Timeline Text Britain and France War of 1803: Britain and France War of 1803: Britain remained neutral, watching from the sidelines, after the outbreak of the French Revolution. Later, French troops occupied Belgian lands, which threatened the British overland trade. The British sent troops into the continental Europe many times, but in 1803 war was renewed between Britain and France. During the war, the United States traded with both countries, which also offended them. The countries reactions…

To emphasize all of our success on this expedition, we need recognizes our leaders and their roles on the trip. The expedition was co-lead by Captain Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. As the President Thomas Jefferson was debating on if he should send an expedition, Meriwether was his private secretary. Thomas Jefferson knew Lewis served in the military, had frontier experience, and was a great pathfinder. These skills and trust helped Thomas Jefferson to pick Lewis as the leader of the…

Thomas Jefferson, a crucial American leader, set the standard of America as a nation politically, economically, and socially. He helped contribute the United States of America to be an independent nation by counting the two party system, land purchases and explorations, the establishment of religious freedom, and the foundation of the Declaration of Independence. “The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.” Jefferson once said that he believed our liberty is extracted from God…

trade with other people and people from other Indian communities. There were many Native nations live in that place. However different nations have different reaction about the new comers. Some of the nation treat American as their friend, like the Mandan and Hidatsa glade the corps of discovery can come to their village to help them develop their village. In contrast, some of the Natives sees the coming of the Lewis and as…

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…

the land of the founders of Buddhism and Jainism, the birthplace of the scholars of all six orthodox branches of Sanskrit learning such as Yajnvalkya, Bridha Vachaspati, Ayachi Mishra, Shankar Mishra, Gautam, Kapil, Sachal Mishra, Kumaril Bhatt and Mandan Mishra. Vidyapati, the greatest Vaisnav poet of the 14th century, was born in Mithila and immortalised a new form of love songs illuminating the relationship between Radha and Krishna in the region through his Padavalis. The people rightly…

Q3: Why did the Columbian Exchange make it easier for the expansion of Europeans into the New World? Understanding how the Columbian Exchange worked and why it was significant to both the Old World and New World is the most important conversation to have. The essay defines the Columbian Exchange as an “artificial re-establishment of connections through the commingling of Old and New World plants, animals, and bacteria.” The author is describing how the two different societies combined their…