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Lewis and Clark

Lewis and Clark. What is a great adventure you have been on?. Expedition of Exploration. After purchasing LA, Jefferson persuaded Congress to sponsor an expedition to explore this new territory, mainly for scientific reasons, also commercial and military ventures

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Lewis and Clark

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  1. Lewis and Clark What is a great adventure you have been on?

  2. Expedition of Exploration • After purchasing LA, Jefferson persuaded Congress to sponsor an expedition to explore this new territory, mainly for scientific reasons, also commercial and military ventures • Chose Meriwether Lewis, personal sec.(28), William Clark(32) little bro of Rev. Hero George Rogers Clark • Crew was navigators, gunsmiths, carpenters, scouts, artists and a cook, some Native Americans w/ French, training, York only African • Left from St. Louis, MO, A long boat and two shorter boats, sailed up MO river, Wintered w/ Mandan in ND today, met Charbonneau and wife Sacajawea, led west to Shoshone, reached Pacific, split on way back into two groups, discover Yellowstone • After reaching St. Louis, Lewis headed for Washington DC at Natches Trace some say he committed suicide, others say he was murdered

  3. Pikes Expedition • Jefferson sent Zebulon Pike to explore the Southern part of LA • Pike crossed KS, to CO and captured by Spanish, rolled journals up in gun barrells • Escorted through NM and TX into Mexico then taken to Nacogdoches, TX

  4. Secession • Federalists opposed LA purchase, feared new Republican states • Federalists in New Eng. Planned to secede(Break away), wanted a Northern Confederacy, supported Burr for Gov. of NY, Hamilton ridiculed led to duel

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