...Missouri River. (Buckley, “Lewis and Clark Expedition”) President Jefferson was interested in the land that made up Louisiana. He wanted to know more about this land that few Americans had seen, as well as, just how far that land extended. This curiosity sparked this request for money in order to send Lt Meriwether Lewis on an exploratory expedition to gather scientific information about the land, and discover a water route across the country leading to the Pacific. (Boyer, pg. 229) The Louisiana Purchase came later that year in May of 1803, which added even more significance to the exploration of this land. Lt Lewis selected William Clark to be his co-commander....
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...the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition have an impact on westward expansion and how did Jefferson's message to Congress (1803) show his vision for the new republic? The reasons why the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis Clark Expedition had an impact on the westward expansion, including the reasons why Thomas Jefferson arranged the journey, a summary of his vision for the new republic (Jefferson’s Secret Message) and the outcome of his vision as it relates to the Westward Expansion. “The portion of their country most important for us is exactly that which they do not inhabit. Their settlements are not on the Mississippi, but in the interior country. They have lately shown a desire to become agricultural; and this leads to the desire of buying implements and comforts. In the strengthening and gratifying of these wants, I see the only prospect of planting on the Mississippi itself, the means of its own safety. Duty has required me to submit these views to the judgment of the Legislature; but as their disclosure might embarrass and defeat their effect, they are committed to the special confidence of the two Houses.” (Jefferson, 1803) Taken from Thomas Jefferson’s Secret Message to Congress of 1803. This excerpt introduces the vision of Thomas...
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...When you think of Louisiana what comes to mind? A small boot-shaped state? Well, when Louisiana was first in the hands of the United States it was a very large territory that took up about a third of present-day America. Up until this point, his vast area of land had remained unexplored. As a result, the Lewis and Clark Expedition was initiated by the current president, Thomas Jefferson. The Lewis and Clark expedition was the exploration of the Louisiana purchase.America bought the Louisiana purchase from France in 1803 for $15,000,000. The expedition was launched that same year and on this journey they searched for a water route to the pacific. The Lewis And Clark expedition’s greatest achievement was mapping the west because it created the first accurate maps of the west, It was the original purpose of the expedition, and aided in building relationships with Indians. The reason why mapping the west was the expedition's greatest achievement is that it helped create the first accurate maps of the west. This can be easily seen just by looking at the map in Document D. It has excruciating detail from the path of their onward journey and their returning, to spot on points of interest. This is exactly the kind of map Jefferson wanted. This detail was important because it was one of the first maps made of the west. Another reason why the...
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...Lewis and Clark Expedition is an important journey in American history. It is a journey to the Pacific Ocean and back. It is also known as Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery . It was commissioned by president Thomas Jefferson after the purchases of Louisiana. Let’s talk about brief history of Louisiana. After signing peace treaty with United States Napoleon Bonaparte, a consul of the Republic of France acquired Louisiana from Spain by the secret treaty of San Ildefonso and held the title to the Mississippi river and the part of New Orleans. Later he planned to develop a commercial bloc in the Caribbean basin in order to link West Indian Islands of Guadalupe, Martinique and Saint Dominque with Louisiana. This would help France...
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...secret communication to Congress to get an approval for the expedition. Then, Napoleon offered to sell the Louisiana Territory to United States, which we accept in April 1803. In Spring 1803, Lewis (commander of the expedition) goes to Philadelphia to study botany, zoology, medicine, and navigation with the nation's best scientists. Lewis invites William Clark go on the expedition with him, and Clark accepts. Jefferson sends a team (Lewis and Clark) to explore the lands that they bought for the Louisiana Purchase. The Lewis and Clark expedition also known as The Corps of Discovery was the first American exploration of which is now the western part of the United States. Lewis and Clark start their expedition in 1804. They departed from St. Louis, Missouri and went all the way to the Pacific coast....
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...The Louisiana Purchase has shaped modern day America. The Louisiana Purchase was the United States buying the Louisiana territory from the French. Contrary to popular belief the Louisiana Purchase was much more than just the state of Louisiana. The territory was 828,000 square miles, stretching from Louisiana all the way to Montana, which is equivalent to 529,920,000 acres. This was easily the largest 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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...France explored the Mississippi River Valley then started settlements on land that would turn into fifteen states. At four cents an acre Napoleon sold Louisiana to the United States for a total of $15 million. After the Louisiana Purchase, Thomas Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark on a expedition to discover the new land. On the trip Jefferson had them make a detailed map of what they saw and went different terrains they encountered. In the beginning of the Seventeenth Century after France they explored the territory they established scattered settlements in this region. During the Eighteenth Century, the United States was controlled more by France than any other European power. France then ceded French Louisiana west of the Mississippi to Spain. Since it was ceded, the United States did not know about it. This took place during the French and Indian War [1754-1763]. The French transferred nearly...
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...all the adventures throughout history, the expedition of Lewis and Clark is one of the most famous. They helped explore the Missouri river, all the way to the Pacific Ocean. Although they encountered many obstacles, they overcame them while discovering: brutal Indian tribes, new species of plant and animal, and survived harsh weather conditions. They set forth to help pave American history. For more than half the journey, the men were pushing heavy boats against the strong currents and shifting sandbars upstream against some of the more powering rivers in the world. Through unknown land with extreme weather, the men battled every mile through the areas of unknown inhabitants. (The Lewis and Clark expedition) They endured sudden thunderstorms,...
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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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...Jefferson”). Throughout Thomas Jefferson’s two presidencies he saw through the Louisiana Purchase, the Lewis and Clark expedition, the Haitian Revolution, and the Embargo Act. He was ranked near great and received an A- as a grade for his presidency, which is well deserved. Jefferson’s major presidential achievement was the purchase of French Territory. “With the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the United States purchased approximately 828,000,000 square miles of territory from France, thereby doubling the size of the young republic. What was known as [the] Louisiana Territory stretched from the Mississippi River in the east to the Rocky Mountains in the west and from the Gulf of Mexico in the south to the Canadian border in the north” (“Louisiana Purchase”). This purchase more than doubled the land size of America. Jefferson sent James Monroe to engage to France to aid Livingston in the New Orleans purchase talks after Napoleon put up a price. Finalizing the deal created controversy due to it being “unconstitutional.” Due to the Louisiana Purchase the United States acquired all land owned by the French in North America. This was one of the most colossal land transactions in history with so much land. The new acquisition brought gold, silver, as well as other ores, also infinite land for farming, which made America very wealthy. The Louisiana Purchase brought about the Lewis and Clark expedition. Thomas Jefferson had a vision for the United States and it encompassed a new America...
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...Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana territory from France. After the Louisiana Purchase Treaty was made, Jefferson decided an exploration of the newly purchased land and the territory beyond the "great rocky mountains" was needed. His reasons for the exploration were simple. He hoped to establish trade with the Native American 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...
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...Have you ever wondered about the past of Lewis and Clark from long ago? Have you ever wondered why Native Americans moved into the West in the first place? Well instead of asking so many questions about it. why not read about the Westward Expansion, Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark Expedition, Thomas Jefferson, and the Continental Railroad . Lewis And Clark Expedition The rocky mountains made it harder on them Because they did not have rock climbing gear . which made it dangerous they had to pass the grate fall. The new president ordered Lewis to go on the expedition. (a journey taken for a reason like explore . ) because, of the Louisiana purchase Lewis and Clark had to explore . Who was 28 at the time he brought clark on the expedition...
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...A Good Price for Good Land Webster Wallace American Intercontinental University U.S. History Abstract This paper will tell how the Louisiana Purchase came to be and how the U.S. acquired it. It will tell of the short and long-term consequences of acquiring this territory. It will tell of Thomas Jefferson and the political aspects of this purchase. This paper will discuss The Lewis and Clark expedition briefly and will have a summary of all the facts in its conclusion. A Good Price for Good Land The Louisiana Purchase is certainly one of the largest land deals in modern history, and also one of the best overall land deals one could ever hope for. As part of American history, it is the best thing that could have happened to a country who needed the space and who could not reject the price. Acquired in 1803 the United States paid $15 million dollars for well over 800,000 square miles of undiscovered land. That averages out to less than 5 cents per acre. At that price people would be lining up today to get as many acres as possible. For that matter, people still would be lined up to buy the whole thing even at today’s price of $283 million dollars. Could you imagine calling it The Oprah Purchase? The Louisiana Purchase was a very nice deal, and one the U.S. could not afford to pass up. The deal was arguably the greatest achievement of Thomas Jefferson’s presidency, but it also was a problem for him. Jefferson was anti-federalist and while he may have written or played...
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...important part of America's history because it expanded America’s border. Some of the people involved in the Westward Expansion Migration were John L.O’Sullivan, Lucinda Brown, and Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, both played an important part in the westward expansion migration. Despite their different personalities, they were appointed by Thomas Jefferson to go on an expedition. Simultaneously Lewis and Clark went on a two thousand mile expedition. Lewis and Clark were chosen by Thomas Jefferson because of their knowledge and experience. They went on an expedition to explore and discover the land bought in the Louisiana Purchase. Together they discovered the path of the Oregon Trail. The Oregon Trail was the path in which 7 million people migrated to the west on....
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...Meriwether Lewis was a secretary to his friend President Jefferson and William Clark was in the military just before the expedition. Before that Clark entered the militia at the age of nineteen then entered the U.S. Military. Lewis was a captain in the military and served in a number of campaigns against native Americans. Next they both became leaders of the expedition across the West of North America. President Jefferson was planning this expedition well before he made the Louisiana purchase. After he made the purchase he wanted to know exactly what he had bought. Therefore he had Lewis, Clark and thirty-one others go on this expedition. President Jefferson was hoping they would find a northwest passage for a trade route. However they did not find one instead they provided valuable information about the west and that influenced people to move....
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