“Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ and the Opening of the American West” is a biography of American explorer Meriwether Lewis‚ written by Stephen Ambrose and published in 1996. The biography is supported by historic texts (letters and logs produced by Jefferson‚ Lewis‚ Clark and the Corps of Discovery members – some of which appear in the book) and outlines the trials and triumphs of the Corps of Discovery Expedition (also commonly known as the “Lewis and Clark Expedition” –
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one was a Republican‚ they were Republican. It seems also that Jefferson didn ’t take this to heart either. He rarely did anything that could even be remotely deemed as being a Federalist sort of action. The greatest of these could be the Louisiana Purchase‚ though that didn ’t strengthen the American government much more than add a little more land for Congress to squabble over. (Hunt‚ 27-31) A greater example of Jefferson ’s utter lack of any sort of Federalists view is the lack of such Federalist
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the number of army and navy. On the other hand‚ lousiania purchase which is double the nation area by Thomas Jefferson was the most successful foreign policy. For instance‚ Louisiana was the land from Mississippi river to the rocky mountain in which Mississippi river is the country main water way to provide the means of transportation from Gulf of Mexico to the Minnesota. increasing army and navy to serve the nation and the Louisiana purchase is the most successful domestic and foreign policy. Second
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and overall brought Americans together. During the early 1800’s (1800-1823) the Louisiana Purchase and Treaty of 1818 increased national unity. The Louisiana Purchase was economically beneficial and generally cemented the union. The Treaty of 1818 resolved boundary issues between the United States and the United Kingdom and Ireland allowing joint occupations of the Oregon territory. This eventually led to the purchase of the Oregon Territory and eventually the Mexican Cession. American expansion to
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Ricki Miguel Due September 2nd‚ 2011 APUSH P.1 Chapter Seven Essay- The Jeffersonian Era In the year of 1804‚ two men led an expedition of discovery that expanded a young nation’s economic potential‚ increased its scientific understanding‚ and as well as enhanced its worldwide reputation. The significant westward expansion was called the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The United States third president‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ named Meriwether Lewis the main leader of the expedition and Lewis chose William
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that the economy dwelt on agriculture and land ownership. With this in mind he made a strong stand in consuming as much land as possible‚ like the Louisiana Purchase. This purchase totaled to about $15 million. This not only doubled the size of the United States but it also gave control of the entire Mississippi River. By the dramatic increase this purchase had for the United States‚ it relates to the improvement in economic market under the theme of Work‚ Exchange‚ and Technology. It also allowed for
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like food. Once they reach the Pacific Ocean they decide to return to Washington D.C. Once reaching the nation’s capital‚ Lewis received payment for his courageous efforts. Along with his salary and 1‚600 acres of land‚ he was named governor of the Louisiana Territory. Lewis also tried to publish the journals that he and Clark wrote during their great adventure. The Lewis and Clark Expedition goes down as one of the most important events during westward
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a civil war‚ motivated huge amounts of people to move west‚ and almost destroyed our country. The expansion was magnified greatly by the Louisiana Purchase‚ when President Jefferson bought a large area of land west of the Mississippi river from Spain‚ the purchase added large amounts of futile‚ unsettled land to the United States. This purchase was made possible by the exuberant democratic belief in the Manifest Destiny. The Manifest Destiny was a belief that Americans were meant
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Kathryn Drake History 133-008 11:00 – 11:50 16 November 2011 Chapter 1 The Native Americans October 11‚ 1492 1. Why do we say that Columbus discovered America when there were already one hundred million people here? Even though the Indians lived hear first the Europeans did not know about them. The Europeans then started to move and discovering the “new world”‚ finding things that had never been seen before. It was like Columbus discovered a whole new world even though it was already
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see‚ the number of people in the United States is growing by 2-2.5 million people per decade. There is not enough land to support these numbers‚ but buying the Louisiana Purchase added plenty of space for our nation to continue growing. Population density will be at a low for the time being thanks to westward expansion. The Louisiana Purchase will also add to our agrarian economy‚ which is supported by Republicans. As secretary of state to President Jefferson‚ I realized the importance of Tripolian
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