William Clark Falkner

country was only eighteen years old. Was created from a rebellion against Great Britain. Jefferson couldn't figure out of a way that the U.S could govern a whole continent without rebellion because the distance was far too great. He also used Lewis and Clark to describe how majority Americans felt about slaves and Indians. Next I’ll talk about the language.…

The adventurer Meriwether Lewis explored the west Louisiana territory. He came back efficacious and became a national hero until he died under suspicious circumstances on October 11, 1809. The brave man died in his room at an Inn called Grinder’s Stand from a gunshot to the back of his skull and to his chest. The death was pegged as a suicide but, before his death Lewis was going through psychological and physical health problems, financial problems and bankruptcy. Meriwether Lewis’ untimely…

history by stepping out of her comfort zone and doing something extraordinary. When faced with trials, like her kidnapping and forced marriage, she rose to the challenge and stay strong in spirit. With her baby on her back she accompanied Louis and Clark on an intriguing and dangerous journey across the American Northwest. When the men were on the brink of starvation, she found food. When sickness spreads through the camp, she made medicine to heal. When they encounter other Indian tribes, she…

the territory. Also, Clark's positive attitude helped to keep everyone's worries under control and keep everyone focused. This attitude remained because he was a soldier. Being a soldier taught him how to not only respect others, but earn respect. Clark helped our country better itself by leading everyone across the Louisiana Purchase, while setting an example of gratitude and respect for the future. In order to make this entire trip successful, we needed help from Native American tribes.…

The Journey to the West Me and 33 other men dared the challenge that is the unknown west. Our leaders Lewis and Clark were gave the mission to find the source of the Missouri River and find a East West river by the one and only Thomas Jefferson. It was the year 1804 and all I knew was it wasn't going to be easy. Their was so many new undiscovered plant and animals it was hard to believe. Some of the plants we discovered were so beautiful like the blue flax which was a beautiful blue.…

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,…

the enemy of enthusiasm!” By Joe Clark (Morgan Freeman) Passion is the source which motivates the will to teach. It is clear, teachers do not step into the education field for the money. This is evident in the movie “Lean on Me” as Morgan Freeman is demoted to an elementary principal after having the title of a high school history teacher and the founder of the Union Executive Board because teachers were promised by the Board of Education a better salary if Mr. Clark was transferred. This…

long enough to fully grasp the unique lifeways of local peoples including the Clatsops, Chinooks and Killamucks. Because Lewis and Clark did not have pre-existing knowledge of the specific lifeways of these groups, they instead relied on acquaintances with previously-encountered indigenous peoples to, as one scholar said, “make the strange familiar.” Lewis and Clark had to improvise their interactions with new peoples using ethnocentric presumptions to feel comfortable initiating trade in such a…

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 vast similarities and differences with each man’s exploration of the West. Prince Maximilian of wied and Lewis and Clark had…