Discovered by Spanish and French conquistadors in the 17th and 18th centuries and explored by famous pioneer/explorers Lewis and Clark in 1805‚ Oregon is the 33rd state to be admitted to the United States. Oregon received statehood on February 14‚ 1859. Lewis and Clark explored Oregon while on their journey to find the Northwest Passage. Lewis and Clark both described Oregon as a “beautiful woodland paradise”‚ with its diverse wildlife and flora. Oregon is located on the Pacific Coast‚ above California
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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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It has been described as "the greatest camping trip of all time‚" a voyage of high adventure‚ an exercise in manifest destiny which carried the American flag overland to the Pacific. The Lewis and Clark Expedition was all of this and more. Between 1804 and 1806‚ Lewis and Clark made the first systematic reports‚ based on scientific measurement and observations‚ of the Missouri River--not only its course‚ but its flora and fauna‚ depth and current‚ tributaries and inhabitants. They continued onward
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The video‚ Lewis and Clark: Part 1 directed by Kevin Burns‚ tells the story of the first exploration into unknown territory. Thomas Jefferson‚ the President of the United States at the time‚ was always curious about the West. Jefferson’s books spoke of a northwest passage that linked the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It was believed that whoever could maintain that trade route would control the rest of the country and its future Jefferson expressed the desire to discover and understand the Missouri
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ONLINE VERSION OF UPDATED TEXT OF REPRINT Act 212 HIRE-PURCHASE ACT 1967 As at 30 July 2012 2 HIRE-PURCHASE ACT 1967 First enacted … … … … 1967 (Act No. 24 of 1967] Revised … … … … 1978 (Act 212 w.e.f 15 November 1978) Latest amendment made by Act A1384 which came into operation on … … … … 15 June 2011 PREVIOUS REPRINTS First Reprint… … … … … 2001 Second Reprint… … … … … 2006 3 LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 212 HIRE-PURCHASE ACT 967 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS PART I PRELIMINARY Section
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Jamie Eaves Paper #1 Feb. 18‚ 2013 4.2 Superior Council of Louisiana‚ Excerpts from Debates on Whether to Intervene in a Choctaw-Chickasaw War (1723) In 1723‚ the council of the early French Louisiana met to make a decision on whether to intervene in a war that was being fought between two of the Native American tribes‚ the Choctaws and the Chickasaws. This document contains six excerpts from their discussions over the matter and their decision to let the war between the two tribes continue
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considering the process of the settlement of the West over the whole period‚ how far can the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 be seen as the key turning point? The war of 1812 was followed by a period of exploration of the West which had been greatly expanded by the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. The process of expansion was huge and resulted in the original 13 states being 45 states by 1906. As well as the Louisiana Purchase‚ the Mexican-American War and the Californian Gold Rush of 1848‚ the Homestead Act of
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Stadium becomes the sixth largest city in the state of Louisiana as over 91‚000 fans pack the cathedral of college football to watch the Tigers play. It was in 1893 that LSU first sponsored a football team. The Tigers were coached by university professor Dr Charles E. Coates against in-state school Tulane University of New Orleans. The game sparked a rivalry between the Tigers and the Green Wave that has lasted generations. Future Louisiana governor Ruffin G. Pleasant was the quarterback and captain
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I believe that it helped become a state in different ways‚ but‚ I also believe that the Louisiana Purchase impacted Kansas. If we hadn’t bought the Louisiana territory‚ we wouldn’t have as much land to have in Kansas today. Which gave us 820‚000 square miles more than we had before. Then that gave them more open possibilities for westward expansion. That is how I believe the Louisiana Purchase impacted Kansas. Which was part of becoming a state. My thoughts are that Lewis and Clark also had a big
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Jefferson made the purchase of Louisiana because he dreamed about the United States growing throughout North America. Jefferson also knew that Britain could use power against France to obtain power of the Louisiana Territory‚ which would eventually end in the United States being sandwiched in between the two. If French gained the territory they would be in the middle of the battles between France and Britain. Also‚ New Orleans is a main spot for shipping. New Orleans is in the Louisiana territory‚ so
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