Nimrod Expedition

begins by emphasizing how Lewis and Clark’s expedition to the West is important to the American narrative of westward expansion, but their story does not encapsulate the whole of western exploration. To prove this, West recounts the lives of three figures in history. The notable common characteristic between these three people is that they all explored or lived in the West, almost a century and a quarter, before Lewis and Clark set off on their expedition. Additionally, from looking at the…

Mia Bahr WPCP American Lit October 5, 2015 “What Sacagawea Means to Me,” by Sherman Alexie appeared in the TIME magazine’s 200th anniversary of the Lewis and Clark expedition edition. In the article he writes about Sacagawea’s struggles throughout the Lewis and Clark Expedition and poses a question as to whether or not the benefits of colonization equalizes the grief and toils caused to others. He supports his argument and preaches to his audience with a satirical tone that forces the reader to…

be talking about is John Colter, a member of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Next, i will be talking about Kit Carson, an American frontiersman. Lastly, Jim Bridger, known as a mountain man. These three historical figures are important in U.S. history. I am going to be talking about John Colter. Sometime around 1780, Colters family moved to Kentucky near present-day Maysville. In 1803, Colter enlisted in the Lewis and Clark expedition as a private with a salary of five dollars per month. In…

would be called Jean-Baptiste headed out with the explorers, who called themselves the Corps. While on this journey she braved floods, harsh weather, Native American relations, and giving birth to/taking care of her newly born child. After the expedition she gave birth to another child after moving from Saint Louis. Consequently, she died shortly after to a type of fever at the age of only around 25. Nevertheless, the types of determination to keep her child…

Sacagawea was the most influential person on the expedition. She contributed much to the expedition even though the pressure and complications she had. Sacagawea was even said to do more for the expedition than her husband. “If it weren’t for Sacagawea, I’m sure the captains would have sent Charbonneau back to the Mandan Village… .” (Smith 104) Sacagawea was a young Shoshone Indian girl who was captured from her village by the Mandan/Hidatsa indians when she was twelve years old. (The…

"And so the adventure begins" might have been a few of the words the two of the greatest explores said before they started their own adventure in Yellowstone National Park. John Colter and Tom Murphy are both incredible explorers but both incredibly different. John Colter discovered Yellowstone National Park in eighteen o eight and Tom Murphy explored the park in the nineteen hundreds. One difference between the men was their gear. On their adventures, they both needed supplies to…

Meriwether Lewis to voyage to the ocean. Lewis asked for help on this trip by a man named William Clark. He was an intelligent draftsman and frontiersman, Lewis had much respect for him and he gave him the role of a com-commanding captain on there expedition. They founded the Corps of Discovery which was a specially established unit of…

Jefferson’s Dilemma The United States history thus so far, is full of many bargains but one of the most controversial and beneficial bargains is the Louisiana Purchase. This bargain occurred back in the 1800s of which the President Thomas Jefferson was able to undertake the deal of the century. This bargain initiated when Jefferson wanted to purchase New Orleans because France was enforcing stricter regulations therefore, making it difficult for American settlers to trade in that particular…

Thomas Jefferson was a Founding Father and principal author of the Declaration of Independence. He was elected the second Vice President of the United States and the third President of the United States. He is often regarded as one of the top ten Presidents of the United States for his contributions while in, and out of, office. During his time in office, he negotiated greatly to receive the Louisiana Purchase, which he succeeded in doing. Jefferson also handled the Order of Council extremely…

Jefferson stated that the purpose of the expedition was for, “… extending the external commerce of the United States.”(Hart 81) The United States benefited from this expedition because this new knowledge of the land would aid both trade and strategy. This expedition proved in much avail to the United States when the Louisiana Purchase was offered. The Louisiana Purchase states, “The inhabitants…