The Expeditions of Lewis and Clark America and I were astonished; President Jefferson doubled the size of the country with one purchase‚ the Louisiana Purchase. To add to the excitement‚ Meriwether Lewis asked me‚ a poor boat builder‚ to go along on the journey to the West. What was I going to do? Even though I made boats for a living‚ I had never explored past my little town in Virginia. After much contemplation‚ I thought‚ this is my time to explore the endless possibilities in what we Americans
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could you convince others to trust in your choice? In early June of 1805‚ Lewis and Clark were faced with such a problem. As the Corps of Discovery ventured up the Missouri River‚ they arrived at a junction of streams: one leading northwest and the other taking a turn for the south. Selecting the wrong path would have been disastrous for the party‚ potentially bringing the expedition to an untimely end. However‚ Lewis and Clark stay constant in their pursuit of the west coast and confidently decide
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unknown questions. Some of them were what does this land provide‚ what animals are out there‚ who can be found on this land? To answer some of these mysterious questions Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to go explore the Louisiana Purchase. One of their stops on their journey was at what now is known as Fort Mandan‚ in Bismarck‚ North Dakota. Here is where Lewis and Clark’s relationship with the Indians (Mandan Tribe) was crucial because their next stops have never been explored
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In 1804‚ two men‚ Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were sent out by President Thomas Jefferson to explore the land of the Louisiana Purchase. The two men were to determine if the new territory actually had something that could contribute to America‚ or if there was nothing new or of importance. They were told to study the plant life‚ animals‚ and the geography of the region‚ to map out the borders of the land. In addition‚ they were to discover if the area had any natural resources which could
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The Lewis and Clark Expedition‚ a force of a little more than thirty men sponsored by President Thomas Jefferson‚ began the exciting mission of exploration of American history in May 14th‚ 1804. They had been ordered to travel through the newly purchased Louisiana Territory‚ the completely unknown Oregon country and finally reach the Pacific Ocean‚ drawing maps and journaling their experiences for those in the future. Jefferson chose his personal secretary‚ Meriwether Lewis‚ an intelligent and
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Purchase to be mapped out. Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark to do this for him. Lewis wrote to his friend and former Army colleague‚ William Clark‚ and invited him to join the expedition as co-leader. Clark‚ then living in Kentucky‚ wrote back: “This is an undertaking fraited with many difeculties‚ but my friend I do assure you that no man lives whith whome I would perfur to undertake such a Trip.” The journey began as Lewis left Washington D.C. on July 5‚ 1803 and ended
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distinguishable are Lewis and Clark. Lewis was the captain and Clark is his co-captain. It is their mission to go on a expedition and discover new things in the uncharted territory. I am one of the crew members they took to aid them in their expedition. We were nearing the shore and getting ready to depart. “Are we all ready crew‚” Lewis said . “ Yes we are captain‚” said the crew. “What is your plan captain when we get there?” I said. “You will see once you get there‚”Lewis said. We set off
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expeditions was the Lewis and Clark expedition. Although Lewis and Clark did not technically “find” anything‚ the expedition was important to American history and helped people gain knowledge and provided individuals with inquisitiveness of what was in the West. The knowledge gained through the expedition‚ helped improve the colony’s knowledge and helped lead to even more important advances in American history. Lewis was born on August 18th‚ 1774 and Clark was born on August 1st 1770. Lewis’ family had
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to finance for a mapping and scientific expedition to the far Northwest‚ beyond the Mississippi‚ which was foreign territory. In May‚ 1804‚ Jefferson assigned as commanders‚ Meriwether Lewis his personal secretary and William Clark‚ to set out on an amazing expedition across the Louisiana Territory. Lewis and Clark succeeded in many areas: Opened the U.S. from the Missouri River north to the Pacific Ocean‚ mapped and described the areas in detail‚ discovered many previously unknown species of fauna
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called Spirit Mound 6 miles north of the river. Lewis and Clark took several men and hiked a few hours north of the river. Their goal was to investigate an isolated hill on the prairie rumored to be inhabited by fierce spirit people who were 18 inches tall. They had remarkably large heads and could through shafts across a great distance to kill. Lewis and Clark took several men and hiked a few hours to get there The land also had
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