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    Jefferson asked Lewis to compile their new data into a map. When Lewis died in 1809 with very little of the map finished‚ the responsibility to finish it fell on Clark’s shoulders. Clark completed the map‚ which was used by a great many trappers‚ traders‚ and explorers‚ who‚ upon their return‚ gave Clark new information to add to the map‚ keeping it up to date. In 1814 a journal containing the map was published under the title History of the Expedition Under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark. Several

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    life are considered. Lewis is born August 1774 in Virginia to William Lewis and Lucy Lewis nye Meriwether‚ cousins. Lewis is born on the eve of the American Revolutionary War and his ancestry includes numerous military accomplishments in both lines. Lewis has an older sister‚ Jane‚ and a younger brother‚ Reuben. William Lewis dies of pneumonia in 1779; thereafter Nicholas Lewis‚ William’s older brother‚ becomes family guardian pending Lewis’ attainment of legal age. Lucy Lewis remarries in 1980 to

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    among the Hidatsa and Mandan Indians in the upper Missouri River area (present-day North Dakota) In November 1804‚ she was pregnant with her first child. Lewis and Clark met Charbonneau (husband of Sacagawea) and quickly hired him to serve as interpreter on their expedition. Sacagawea was chosen to accompany them on their mission. Lewis attended the birth of Jean Baptiste Charbonneau on February 11‚ 1805 son of Sacagawea and Toussaint Charbonneau. Education She didn’t have a proper education

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    adventures of Lewis and Clark in a video game‚ but she needs your help. She wants the game to be awarded Top 10 Kudos like Super Mario‚ Rock Band‚ and SimCity. Read all the directions first and follow them carefully to get this new expedition rolling. (12 points) 1. Evaluate each of the following websites and choose the three that provide the best explanation and description of the expedition. Explain each of your choices. Lewis and Clark http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/ Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage

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    Fort Clatsop Fort Clatsop was the encampment of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (Corps of Discovery) in the Oregon Country. Located near the mouth of the Columbia River this site served as their camp from December 8‚ 1805 until their departure on March 23‚ 1806. Fort Clatsop is located along the Lewis and Clark River at the north end of the Clatsop Plains approximately 5 miles southwest of Astoria‚ the fort was the last encampment of the Corps of Discovery before embarking on their return trip east

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    compensate Marbury for a job which was given in an unconstitutional way. Meriwether Lewis Journal (1805) 1. Native Americans and Lewis and Clark Expedition formed a relationship with each other. Often times seeking help‚ the expedition went to the Native Americans seeking information on the geographic topography of the foreign westward lands in which they were traveling to. Other the hand‚ the expedition offer unique opportunities to the Indians that they couldn’t get otherwise‚ which explains

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    tribes. Yes‚ many argue that the journals‚ and the expedition itself‚ lack importance due to individuals moving west‚ even before the expedition returned to St. Louis. However‚ from the evidence provided in the words of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark‚ historians can see the effects of the interaction with the Corps of Discovery and Native Americans and the suppression of Sacajawea’s perspective not recorded in the journals. This expedition is a part of American history‚ whether or not people

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    Chapter 6.3 1. Terms And names Lewis and Clark: the expedition commissioned by President Jefferson to explore the West‚ which helped the foundations for western expansion. Aaron Burr: Jefferson’s competitor for election‚ who received the same number of votes in the electoral college as Jefferson John Marshall: a Federalist who was appointed by Adams to be the chief justice of the Supreme Court. Judiciary Act of 1801: Adams increased the number of federal judges by 16‚ he promptly filled most of these

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    About Sacagawea and her baby In this paper you will learn about Sacagawea and what happen in the Lewis and Clark expedition. Sacagawea was born in the 1788 and died in December 20 1812. Sacagawea was a Lemhi Shoshone woman who accomplished the Lewis and Clark expedition as a interpreter. She traveled from North Dakota to Pacific Ocean. Sacagawea was pregnant with her first child when they hit corps discovery. They arrived near the Hidatsa village to spend the winter 1804-1805. Charbonneau

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    Shoshone chief‚ was born 1788 in Lemhi County‚ Idaho. At around age 12‚ she was captured by an enemy tribe and sold to a French-Canadian trapper who made her his wife. In November 1804‚ she was invited to join the Lewis and Clark expedition as a Shoshone interpreter. After leaving the expedition‚ she died at Fort Manuel in what is now Kenel‚ South Dakota‚ 1812. In Sacagawea’s childhood‚ she had been captured along with her friend. She was a small and slender girl at the time of being captured

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