designated a National Historic Trail‚ and is governed by the National Park Service. More about The Oregon Trail: The Oregon Trail originated in the routes established by Native American’s trade networks‚ which existed for centuries. In 1803‚ Meriwether Lewis and William
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map‚ give the approximate distance in miles that the Pilgrims traveled in their journey from Plymouth‚ England‚ to Plymouth‚ Massachusetts. 3‚349.375 miles 2.Using the scale on the interactive map‚ give the approximate distance in miles that Lewis and Clark traveled from St. Louis to Ft. Clatsop near the Pacific Ocean. 1‚400.15 miles 3.Using the scale on the interactive map‚ give the approximate distance in miles that the transcontinental railroad covered from Omaha to San Francisco. 1‚429.875
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The Famous Expedition of Lewis and Clark The expedition of Lewis and Clark was a very important time in history. It was a time of growth and new discoveries in the U.S.A. Lewis and Clark were able to discover many plants and animals by their characteristics. Due to the new discoveries by Lewis and Clark‚ the nation began to expand. They were skillful‚ resourceful and intelligent. These character traits made them different
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occasionally and much less headwear‚ including beaded feathered bonnets. The Mandan were known for having lots of tattoos‚ which covered much of their bodies. The Mandan’s rich culture attracted European and American travelers‚ including the famed Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery. The culture of this tribe is just one thing that sets them apart from the
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Journal Entry 184 We are about 6 months in the expedition and we are preparing for our first winter in the new territory. We spent it at a place called Fort Mandan with the Mandan and Hidatsa Indians. There‚ we met a girl who knew the terrain better than anyone on the Corps. We learn that she is pregnant but the Corps. Of Discovery and I ask her to come along with us. Her name is Sacagawea. A member of the tribe tells us that we need horses for crossing the Appalachian Mountains or as they call
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A ship was spotted at the bottom of the Arctic Bay and it was the HMS Terror‚ it has been 168 years since the last time it has been seen. Crew members found a note that was there in the ice showing that the men to follow the Back River to safety at a trading outpost. People captured images that give a look at sea life almost 170 years ago! The search to find the boat started in 2008. The HMS Terror has been found after 168 years after it was abandoned‚ it is in perfect condition and can float!
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On page 86 Marlow says "Next day I left that station at last‚ with a caravan of sixty men‚ for a two-hundred-mile tramp." This is where his story truly begins in the Heart of Darkness. He travels through burnt grass‚ thickets‚ up and down ravines‚ ablazed with heat‚ and solitude. He passes through several abandoned villages‚ he starts at first to admire‚ then shows no thought of the village’s past. "On the fifteenth day I came in sight of the big river again‚ and hobbled into the Central Station"
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Some achievements that he had were the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark expedition. The Embargo Act was one of his greatest failures. The Louisiana Purchase was his greatest achievement. Jefferson bought the land from the French and they easily agreed. The territory was bought for $15 million. “Jefferson had doubled the size of the United States and ended the French presence in North America.” (Foner 311) Lewis and Clark were originally sent out “to study the area’s plants‚ animal life
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Sara ‘Saartjie’ Baartman was born in 1789 in South Africa’s Eastern Cape (Parkinson). Her mother died when Sara was two years-old‚ and she eventually grew up on a colonial farm where her family likely served as servants ("Sara ‘Saartjie’ Baartman"). When Baartman was an adolescent‚ her father and husband both died in a European-led ambush (Elkins). As a result of colonial expansion‚ the Dutch came into contact with Baartman’s community ("Sara ‘Saartjie’ Baartman"). She was then sold as a slave to
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Lewis and Clark Reloaded Case Study Directions: Go to this website: http://www.sciencecases.org/bicycle_ride/bicycle_ride.asp Complete the Answers to Parts I‚ II‚ and III Part I 1. What body systems are primarily affected and what physiological changes would you expect Joe and Frank to experience during such rigorous exercise? 1. The body systems that are primarily affected are the respiratory‚ circulatory‚ cardiovascular‚ and muscular systems. The changes that they would probably experience
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