Compare And Contrast Lewis And Clark
Lewis & Clark
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were sent on an expedition by President Thomas Jefferson soon after the Louisiana Purchase which was the first expedition of the westward Untied States. This was known as the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the main objective of this mission was to map the new territory, find a route across the western part of the continent, and establish American existence in the new territory.
Jefferson wanted the interactions with the Indians to be civilized and no violence. In a letter written by Thomas Jefferson to Meriwether Lewis on June 20, 1803 Jefferson wrote, “In all your interactions with the natives, treat them in the most friendly and conciliatory manner.” Jefferson basically wanted to make friends and peace with the Indians to make trading down the road easier and maybe make a more civilized society with knowing their morality, religion, and knowledge.
There were reports that some of Lewis and Clarks men had killed Native Americans during their expedition. A diary entry by Meriwether Lewis, July 27, 1806 Lewis wrote, “R. Fields, as he seized his gun, stabbed the Indian to the heart with his knife.” I believe that he left the medal around the dead Native American’s …show more content…
Margot Roosevelt, “Tribal Culture Clash,” Time Magazine, July 8, 2002 wrote, “For more than a century, the history of Lewis and Clark’s encounters with the 58 tribes along the trail has been defined by the white men’s journals.” Also the Lewis and Clark expedition affected indian tribes greatly because of diseases killing and relocating tribes that he encountered. Margot Roosevelt also wrote, “Whites brought diseases that killed as many as 90% of some tribes’ members. Most of the tribes Lewis and Clark encountered were forced off the rivers that sustained their commerce and culture and herded onto reservations with poor
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were sent on an expedition by President Thomas Jefferson soon after the Louisiana Purchase which was the first expedition of the westward Untied States. This was known as the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the main objective of this mission was to map the new territory, find a route across the western part of the continent, and establish American existence in the new territory.
Jefferson wanted the interactions with the Indians to be civilized and no violence. In a letter written by Thomas Jefferson to Meriwether Lewis on June 20, 1803 Jefferson wrote, “In all your interactions with the natives, treat them in the most friendly and conciliatory manner.” Jefferson basically wanted to make friends and peace with the Indians to make trading down the road easier and maybe make a more civilized society with knowing their morality, religion, and knowledge.
There were reports that some of Lewis and Clarks men had killed Native Americans during their expedition. A diary entry by Meriwether Lewis, July 27, 1806 Lewis wrote, “R. Fields, as he seized his gun, stabbed the Indian to the heart with his knife.” I believe that he left the medal around the dead Native American’s …show more content…
Margot Roosevelt, “Tribal Culture Clash,” Time Magazine, July 8, 2002 wrote, “For more than a century, the history of Lewis and Clark’s encounters with the 58 tribes along the trail has been defined by the white men’s journals.” Also the Lewis and Clark expedition affected indian tribes greatly because of diseases killing and relocating tribes that he encountered. Margot Roosevelt also wrote, “Whites brought diseases that killed as many as 90% of some tribes’ members. Most of the tribes Lewis and Clark encountered were forced off the rivers that sustained their commerce and culture and herded onto reservations with poor