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    ANSWER KEY for “Lewis and Clark Reloaded: The 3‚041-Mile Bike Trail” by Mary Rose Grant School for Professional Studies Saint Louis University Part I—The Adventure Begins … and Comes to a Screaming Halt 1. What body systems are primarily affected and what physiological changes would you expect Joe and Frank to experience during such rigorous exercise? You may list‚ as students report out‚ the physiological changes to the respiratory‚ cardiovascular‚ neuromuscular‚ and urinary systems

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    Was Lewis and Clark’s expedition one of the main reasons the U.S is what it is today? Lewis and Clark’s expedition lasted two years‚ four months‚ and ten days. They traveled about 8‚000 miles (13‚000 km). The expedition was planned to go west of Missouri and to discover what was beyond the eastern area of the U.S‚ the government was able to explore this area of the U.S because of the Louisiana purchase. The Louisiana Purchase was bought from the French for $15 million dollars and the land area

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    The Lewis and Clark Expedition- The people of the United States knew very little of the land they had previously gained from the French as the Louisiana Purchase. President Thomas Jefferson decided to send out an expedition of explorers to discover the unknown land. This became known as the Lewis and Clark Expedition or the Corps of Discovery. Jefferson decided the leader of the expedition would be his secretary William Clark‚ and Meriwether Lewis. The expedition officially began in the summer of

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    In 1803‚ US President Thomas Jefferson founded the Discovery Corps and commissioned Meriwether Lewis and William Clarke to lead the expedition to the northwestern United States. Since 1804‚ Lewis and Clark have led an arduous exploration from the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean and set foot on a 3‚700-mile journey on a manned boat. They encountered many obstacles throughout the journey‚ including extreme weather‚ animal threats‚ and poor nutrition. In one of Meriwether Lewis’s journal dairies

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    When Columbus found the USA For many centuries‚ Columbus has been summoned as courageous explorer whose daring‚ determination‚ and navigational skills led to the discovery of America. In 1492‚ he commanded the first European expedition to navigate the Atlantic Ocean and arrived in the Americas. Even though he was not the first European to land on this continent‚ previous voyages had no valuable results. Columbus first expedition to America brought significant changes in the world. Indeed‚ his discoveries

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    Columbus planned to arrive In the east by sailing westward across the Atlantic. This journey was the logical outcome of Spain and Portugal colonization of Atlantic islands and of their African expeditions. In this respect Columbus was just another European voyager caught up in the discovery mania. This had taken over maritime life in Spain and Portugal in the 15th century. In fact.‚ although Columbus came before vasco da gama‚ da gama’s activities and plans seemed. More practical and more fascinating

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    October 12th‚ 1492: Christopher Columbus lands in the Americas Upon his landing‚ Henretta stated that: “Believing that he had reached Asia — the Indies‚ in fifteenth-century parlance — Columbus called the native inhabitants Indians and the islands the West Indies.” (1) The term “Indians” became synonymous with describing Native Americans‚ and continues to this day. Columbus actually landed in the Bahamas. His discovery prompted further exploration of the Americas‚ sending the race of colonization

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    Christopher Columbus found a new world and jumpstarted an age of exploration like no other. After he found the Americas there was massive colonization‚ giant trade increases and more resources such as gold and silver were being surfaced. Europeans learned new agricultural techniques from the indigenous people‚ the Europeans also acquired a large number of new crops to farm such as potatoes‚ tomatoes‚ corn and cocoa. With all of the pros that the age of exploration brought to Europeans it is hard

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    “Journal of the First Voyage of Christopher Columbus” The personal journal was written by Christopher Columbus. Columbus possessed a familiar background pertaining to the Atlantic trade as he followed in his father’s footsteps. It was not until the age of forty-one Christopher Columbus made his first voyage of discovery. He believed that he could find a new and faster route to the Far East‚ which would be him wealth and fame. As he did just that‚ Christopher Columbus is known today for colonizing

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    Senor Columbus came to my husband and I to propose his vision. At the time‚ we turned down his request due to us being preoccupied with claiming Granada. Once we dealt with the issue‚ we got to know Christopher Columbus and better understood his plans. Ultimately‚ we agreed to fund his trip which led to Spain becoming a respected empire with many new treasures. Due to me being able to see the potential of Senor Columbus‚ Spain rose to greatness. Discoverers brought

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