2) a. The people involved in this event: Person: Personality Traits: Lewis Bold‚ Curious‚ Historian Clark Optimistic‚ Grateful Charbonneau Timid‚ Intelligent‚ Helpful Sacagawea (including her baby) Courageous‚ Brave‚ Clever‚ Helpful Small Advance Party Unspecified Seaman (dog) Protective b. This event took place from June 4th‚ 1805 to July 4th‚ 1805. June 13th was the date in which Lewis and his small party first witnessed the Great Falls of the Missouri River
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In 1804‚ two men‚ Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were sent out by President Thomas Jefferson to explore the land of the Louisiana Purchase. The two men were to determine if the new territory actually had something that could contribute to America‚ or if there was nothing new or of importance. They were told to study the plant life‚ animals‚ and the geography of the region‚ to map out the borders of the land. In addition‚ they were to discover if the area had any natural resources which could
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The Lewis and Clark expeditions was a historical turning point in American history. It expanded our current knowledge of what used to be the Louisiana territory by leaps and bounds. When thinking of this expeditions‚ most people forget many people accompanied Lewis and Clark. Each member had important jobs and roles in order to push the gain of knowledge along‚ and there were even cases of incredulous misbehavior with appropriate punishments‚ and of course‚ along the way death had occurred. Without
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Purchase to be mapped out. Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark to do this for him. Lewis wrote to his friend and former Army colleague‚ William Clark‚ and invited him to join the expedition as co-leader. Clark‚ then living in Kentucky‚ wrote back: “This is an undertaking fraited with many difeculties‚ but my friend I do assure you that no man lives whith whome I would perfur to undertake such a Trip.” The journey began as Lewis left Washington D.C. on July 5‚ 1803 and ended
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Captain Meriwether Lewis and William Clark took the risk of life‚ limb‚ and liberty to bring back the precious and valuable information of the Pacific Northwest of the United States territory. Their accomplishments of surviving the trek and delivering the data to the U.S. government‚ have altered the course of history‚ but have some Historian’s and author’s stating‚ "It produced nothing useful."‚ and having "added little to the stock of science and wealth. Lewis and Clark’s expedition is one of the
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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
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visionary project. This project was to explore the unknown West with a small expeditionary group. President Jefferson chose Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to head this expedition. Both Lewis and Clark had close ties to Jefferson. Meriwether Lewis was one of Jefferson’s secretaries and William Clark was a close friend. The initial idea of the expedition was to include scientific inquiry‚ geographic mapping‚ and clearing the way for commerce‚ but the purchase of the Louisiana Territory‚ on
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Lewis and Clark Expedition Thomas Jefferson had many goals for the Lewis and Clark Expedition‚ but the main goal was to find an all water route to the Pacific Ocean. Although they did not accomplish this goal‚ they did accomplish many more of their goals. One of the goals they fulfilled included taking notes of the lands economic potential during their expedition. Also‚ Lewis and Clark‚ both wrote diaries that reported wildlife‚ abundant resources‚ opportunities for trade‚ and other information
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The Expedition of Lewis and Clark Anthony Price 1/13/14 NIC History 111 Long before Thomas Jefferson was the President of the United States he had aspirations to know what was beyond the Mississippi River. The purchase of the Louisiana Territory from the French in 1803 opened the door to President Jefferson’s opportunity to send explorers across the continent. At that time‚ nearly the whole population of the United States lived within 50 miles of the Atlantic Ocean. Because
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On the incredible journey of Lewis and Clark many new animals were discovered. Maryweather Lewis was naturalist and explorer. He documented 11 birds‚ 11 mammals and 2 fish that were unknown to naturalists. He actually brought his trusty dog‚ Seaman along for the journey. Seaman was a 150 pound‚ big‚ black Newfoundland dog. He was very intelligent and was bought in Pittsburg‚ Pennsylvania for $20. What cost $20.00 in 1800 would cost $260.40 now; today $260 is the average you would pay for a Newfoundland
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