...they would encounter on their expedition, but onward they journeyed into the mysterious land known only as the Louisiana Purchase. The expedition would be a turning point in American history and would provide President Jefferson the opportunity to expand the borders of the United States to include both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. With the contribution of Lewis, Clark, and the many...
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...Lewis and Clark Expedition Imagine going from nice spring weather to strong winds and freezing cold winters two times. This is what Meriwether Lewis and William Clark went tough on their two year expedition searching for the Northwest passage. Now, while you might think they had it easy, Lewis, Clark and their expedition crew went through many challenges while exploring the new land. From finding food to eat, to making alliances with different indian tribes, this journey was anything but easy. The Lewis and Clark expedition is very important to the US for many many reasons. Thomas Jefferson was determined to find this so called “Northwest Passage.” The Northwest Passage was a series of rivers that somehow connected to the Pacific Ocean....
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...Reader: For the purpose of this historical profile paper it will be written in the form of a fictional interview with William Clark. While fictional, the responses will use historical evidence to back responses reflecting how William Clark may have responded to topics surrounding the United States of America prior to 1865. Also, I will use “America” and ‘American” in reference to citizens of the United States of America. While this term is exclusionary of others who claim these titles, to eliminate ambiguity this paper will use these terms in reference specifically to the United States of America. A Historical Profile of William Clark Biographical Sketch: William Clark was an American explorer, cartographer,...
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...In the year of 1804 to 1806, Captain Meriwether Lewis and Lieutenant William Clark of the U.S military expedition, took a tole on the Louisiana Purchase and the Pacific Northwest. The expedition was a major chapter in this time period of American history. In fact, the heroic expedition of Lewis and Clark changed a multiplicity of views in the West of North America. For many years Jefferson had heard and read about accounts of various ventures of different explorers out in the West. He held a consequently long interest in further exploring the overall unknown region of the continent. After the two years into his presidency, Jefferson asked permission from the congress to fund an expedition through the Louisiana purchase to the Pacific Ocean....
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...In the early nineteenth century, President Thomas Jefferson of the United States sought to propose an expedition to Congress with the intent of finding a “Northwest Passage,” a series of interconnected rivers that would assist in transporting goods across the continent to the Pacific Ocean and ultimately to ports overseas, greatly expanding the nation's economic potential. In January 1803, Jefferson asked Congress for $2,500 to fund an expedition up the Missouri River and asked Meriwether Lewis, a young army captain and friend of the President, to lead the expedition. In a written letter to Lewis, Jefferson described the primary pursuit of the presented expedition thus: “To explore the Missouri river,. such principal stream of it, as, by its...
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...people of the West. He also hoped to discover a water route to the Pacific Ocean. Jefferson also believed we could learn a lot about the geography of the West, the lives of the Native Americans, the plants and animals, the weather, and how they were different from the East. To lead this journey President Jefferson chose his personal secretary, Meriwether Lewis, a man who had previous skills as a frontiersman. Lewis then chose William Clark, who was known as a great draftsman and frontiersman. Lewis chose Clark as co-commanding captain of the Expedition, even though Clark was never recognized as such by the government. Together they collected a diverse military Corps of Discovery that would be able to undertake a two-year journey to the great ocean. A total of 33 men comprised this group of Explorers. Accompanying the men on this trip was also William Clark's personal slave, York and a female Indian named Sacagawea. The Lewis and Clark expedition started in St. Louis, Missouri. On May 14, 1804 they started up the Missouri River on the Corps of Discovery. They would travel up the river. Near Sioux City, Iowa, the expedition suffered their first and last death there. Charles Floyd died of appendicitis. On down the river they past cities such as Columbia, Jefferson City, and Kansas City. About 5 months later they built a block house, Fort Mandan, which was near the present sight of Bismark, North Dakota. They decided to spend the winter there to stock up on supplies. The spring...
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...Lewis and Clark is one of the most know people in American history by their journey and discoveries. Lewis and Clark made one of the biggest journeys in America’s history. America bought the Louisiana Purchase from france. At that moment Lewis and Clark's big journey was just about to begin. They had to bring a lot of supplies and write everything they see in their journal according to how they did it. They had to record everything they did and the way they moved in the land in very specific words. Lewis and Clark came from very different jobs, but had very similar abilities. Meriwether Lewis worked for Thomas Jefferson as a private secretary in the year of 1801. Meriwether Lewis was born on August 18, 1774 (“National”.). Jefferson pick Lewis...
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...Name: Course: Instructor: Date: Lewis and Clark Expedition in Montana William Clark in December 1803 built the River Dubois Camp on the along river Wood. The camp was set at Rivers Missouri’s and Mississippi’s confluence in Missouri just north of St. Louis. In addition, the camp was at just across River Dubois in Illinois. Clark took up the training of the severally different volunteer men who put themselves forward to undertake the expedition into the Pacific. Therefore, William Clark was keen to make an efficient and useful team from the goons, savages laypeople who had volunteered (Kern, 672). This team was identified as the Corps of Discovery, a sentry sent by President Thomas Jefferson to explore the source of the river and possible navigation into the Pacific. This paper trails Clark and Lewis’ expedition in Montana exploring the various Indian wars and the twist and confusing meander of the river. The Corps of Discovery constituted of strangers to each other aged differently but with an average age of 27. Nonetheless, the team was eager to undertake the presidential decree with zeal, zest and passion. John Shields aged 35 was the oldest of the Corps of Discovery whereas 17 year old George Shannon was the youngest (Lewis and William, 38). Therefore, Clark had to balance his command as he directed the team into building cabins and forts from logs. Clark further taught the team information marching, effective shooting of targets as a team as well as the use of weapons...
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...land purchase in United States history. A grand total of around 15 million dollars for the whole thing which is about paying just a little less than $.42 an acre, this was arguably the easiest expansion of the United States ever. The Louisiana Purchase was not as easy of a decision as we know now back then. It was full of political controversy...
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...Betsy Ross started an upholstery business during the course of the revolutionary war. During the war, she had created blankets, military supplies, tents and flags for Washington’s Continental Army. She gained a solid reputation for her sewing and she was hence given credit for making the first banner because of it. There is doubt according to historians as to whether or not Ross actually materialized the primary US flag, but according to the testimony of her children, grandchildren, and friends- it had been accepted that she did materialize the first flag. Aside from that, nobody questions that Betsy was acquaintances with General Washington. Ross’s child once said that both Betsy and the Washington family attended church in her hometown of Philadelphia. It was rumored that Washington requested her to embroider the ruffles for his shirts as well as other tasks associated...
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...To The Shores of Tripoli Muslim foes. Kidnappings. How the Barbary Wars foreshadowed things to come By CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS Within days of his March 1801 inauguration as the third President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson ordered a naval and military expedition to North Africa, without the authorization of Congress, to put down regimes involved in slavery and piracy. The war was the first in which the U.S. flag was carried and planted overseas; it saw the baptism by fire of the U.S. Marine Corps—whose anthem boasts of action on "the shores of Tripoli"—and it prefigured later struggles with both terrorism and jihad. The Barbary States of North Africa—Algiers, Tunis, Morocco and Tripoli (today's Libya)—had for centuries sustained themselves by preying on the maritime commerce of others. Income was raised by direct theft, the extortion of bribes or "protection" and the capture of crews and passengers to be used as slaves. The historian Robert Davis, in his book Christian Slaves, Muslim Masters: White Slavery in the Mediterranean, the Barbary Coast and Italy, 1500-1800, estimates that as many as 1.25 million Europeans and Americans were enslaved. The Barbary raiders—so called because they were partly of Berber origin—struck as far north as England and Ireland. It appears, for example, that almost every inhabitant of the Irish village of Baltimore was carried off in 1631. Samuel Pepys and Daniel Defoe...
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...the early 1600. This location is known today as North Dakota. They were surrounded by nearby groups such as the Mandan and Crow, with whom the Hidatsa were friendly with while the Dakota, Cheyenne, Assiniboin, and Arikara were known as their enemies. The Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara lived in the Missouri River area. From there, the Hidatsa moved from central Minnesota to the eastern part of what is now North Dakota near Devils Lake. They then moved to join the Mandan at the Missouri River around 1600 as stated earlier. The Hidatsa came into contact with the Europeans during the late eighteenth century and it was during this time that they were brought into the fur trade which proved to be lucrative for them. With the famous Lewis and Clark Expedition, the Hidatsa was able to maintain peaceful relations with the United States in 1804. As stated earlier, the fur trade proved to be economically prosperous to the tribe. This brought about frequent warfare with the intertribal Dakota. They began to suffer significant losses in 1837 due to the infamous smallpox epidemics. These epidemics caused them to relocate once again in 1845 to Fort Berthold, a federal reservation established by the United States government. In 1976, the Three Affiliated Tribes of North Dakota, which the Hidatsa Tribe is a part of, it was reported that they numbered 2,750. The Hidatsa alone was as high as 5,000, but decreased to about 3,000 during the early 1800s. The lowest recorded population was approximately...
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...The History of the American Bottom Two of the nations largest rivers meet in the American Bottom. The Mississippi and Missouri Rivers served as channels of change to the area, bringing outside influences of many different peoples to an Indian-inhabited land. Like the constant flow of the rivers, there was a constant change in the American Bottom. The progress eventually developed the area into a center of economic activity and gateway to the west, but also excluded native and long-time residents. The Illinois Indians long dominated the American Bottom. They were a unique and special tribe, who were complex politically, religiously, and socially. They were also an independent people until French colonizers came to settle in the area. The French Creoles became the dominant population in the region, effecting trade and implementing French Creole culture in the region. The French would not be the last group trying to develop and profit from the American Bottom. When the United States gained control of the territory, it changed even further and eventually Americanized into an U.S. State. The importance of the region increased as the U.S. continued to grow westward. The American Bottoms location between the two great rivers made it the ideal location for a center of economic growth. Prior to the contact period, or the time when the Illinois first came into contact with Europeans, the Illinois were a great and influential tribe. They were a very interesting tribe who had a culture...
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...The History of the American Bottom Two of the nations largest rivers meet in the American Bottom. The Mississippi and Missouri Rivers served as channels of change to the area, bringing outside influences of many different peoples to an Indian-inhabited land. Like the constant flow of the rivers, there was a constant change in the American Bottom. The progress eventually developed the area into a center of economic activity and gateway to the west, but also excluded native and long-time residents. The Illinois Indians long dominated the American Bottom. They were a unique and special tribe, who were complex politically, religiously, and socially. They were also an independent people until French colonizers came to settle in the area. The French Creoles became the dominant population in the region, effecting trade and implementing French Creole culture in the region. The French would not be the last group trying to develop and profit from the American Bottom. When the United States gained control of the territory, it changed even further and eventually Americanized into an U.S. State. The importance of the region increased as the U.S. continued to grow westward. The American Bottoms location between the two great rivers made it the ideal location for a center of economic growth. Prior to the contact period, or the time when the Illinois first came into contact with Europeans, the Illinois were a great and influential tribe. They were a very interesting tribe who had a culture...
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...The (un)Official United States History Cram Packet This is not intended as a substitute for regular study ……. But it is a powerful tool for review. 1494: Treaty of Tordesillas – divides world between Portugal and Spain 1497: John Cabot lands in North America. 1513: Ponce de Leon claims Florida for Spain. 1524: Verrazano explores North American Coast. 1539-1542: Hernando de Soto explores the Mississippi River Valley. 1540-1542: Coronado explores what will be the Southwestern United States. 1565: Spanish found the city of St. Augustine in Florida. 1579: Sir Francis Drake explores the coast of California. 1584 – 1587: Roanoke – the lost colony 1607: British establish Jamestown Colony – bad land, malaria, rich men, no gold - Headright System – land for population – people spread out 1608: French establish colony at Quebec. 1609: United Provinces establish claims in North America. 1614: Tobacco cultivation introduced in Virginia. – by Rolfe 1619: First African slaves brought to British America. 15. Virginia begins representative assembly – House of Burgesses 1620: Plymouth Colony is founded. - Mayflower Compact signed – agreed rule by majority • 1624 – New York founded by Dutch 1629: Mass. Bay founded – “City Upon a Hill” - Gov. Winthrop - Bi-cameral legislature, schools 1630: The Puritan Migration 1632: Maryland – for profit – proprietorship 1634 – Roger Williams banished from Mass. Bay Colony 1635:...
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