Mier Expedition

The main idea the author intends to convey was that the Lewis and Clark Expedition was successful because of many of Lewis’ qualities, and the expedition was extremely important for the American people and the American dream. Throughout the book, Ambrose emphasized Lewis and Clark’s good partnership and complete trust in each other, as well as the men’s trust in their captains. Ambrose describes the captain’s trust, “Lewis and Clark has not been together in seven years, but even before they met…

When word got out about Skookum Jim Mason, Dawson Charlie, and George Washington Carmack finding gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in August 1896, their discovery sparked one of the greatest gold rushes in history: the Klondike Gold Rush (“What Was the Klondike Gold Rush?”). Jack London, famous for his novel The Call of the Wild, was one of thousands of stampeders that made their way north in hopes of getting rich. Through the theme of the indifference of nature in his short stories,…

First, white civil servants conducted semi-diplomatic relations with Native American delegates, offering American material goods to exact payments of vast territory that would ameliorate the inconvenient differences between white and native social structures. Secondly, indigenous translators humored white functionaries to gain prestige and influence through translation by preserving indigenous linguistic traditions. Thirdly, Southern slaves reworked their presence within spiritual spaces…

Andres Resendez’s work A Land So Strange interprets Cabeza de Vaca’s journey across America as “an extreme tale of survival” in which he was able to bridge two different worlds in order to survive. Resendez’s central argument is that Cabeza de Vaca transformed over his journey across America from a conquistador with conquering intentions to a medicine man that advocated for diplomacy and alliance with the Indians. Resendez’s interpretation of Cabeza de Vaca’s transformation and commitment to a…

and Clark’s Journey in Comparison to Prince Maximilian of Wied’s One of America’s first treks into the West was the Lewis and Clark expedition. The men’s journey brought about new discoveries for America. It also inspired other other explorers to go and visit the West. One of the said explorers was Prince Maximilian of Wied. The prince’s main goal for his expedition was to collect a variety of specimen from the West. By looking at each of the explorers’ experience, it is easy to identify…

chapter is filled with Jefferson’s dreams and ambitions regarding westward exploration and expansion. In chapter thirty three of Undaunted Courage, Stephen Ambrose records the events that transpired directly following the the famed Lewis and Clark expeditions. Robert Morgan’s theory that no true history of western expansion exists is based on the fact that…

William Clark went on their expedition of the territory, they reported an abundance of lakes and live animals that could support a large number…

Sacagawea Sacagawea, Sacajawea, or Sakakawa was her name. She was a major contribution in one of America’s famous expeditions, and the only women of 33 who were in the group. “Corps of Discovery,” is what many called the westward expedition of the United States. Sacagawea now symbolizes U.S culture and female strength. Daughter of a Shoshone chief, Sacagawea was born in 1788 in Lemhi County, Idaho. Unfortunately most of her early years remains a mystery. At the young age of twelve she was…

Today is the day we travel on the trail to the Pacific Ocean. Meriwether Lewis is the leader of this expedition and William Clark is his companion on the expedition. Thomas Jefferson wanted them to find a trail that leads to the Pacific Ocean. On May 21, 1804 we started our journey. We traveled to the Louisiana territory. On our journey we came across some coyotes. They are so beautiful, they have grizzled gray or orangish gray above with buff underparts. They have long rusty or yellowish…

Bierstadt’s art was also influenced throughout his life by his interest in photography, which was initiated by his partnership with Peter Fales during their time on expeditions. On Bierstadt’s first Western trip, from April to November of 1859, Bierstadt accompanied Col. Frederick W. Lander, who was leading a U.S. government expedition to explore the Overland Trail with the idea to improving the passage to the West through the Rocky Mountains. In Col. Lander's official report, the group of…