The death of Meriwether Lewis will forever be a mystery… until now. The abrupt death of Lewis was, indeed, a suicide. The suicide was caused by an illness. Meriwether Lewis was an explorer and the Leader of the Corps of Discovery. After he and Clark returned from the expedition with the Corps of Discovery and they were treated like national heroes. Wherever they went, there were parties for them. Plus, they were given very good jobs; Lewis was given the job of Governor of the Upper Louisiana Territory
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Jimmie Hill A.P U.S History Mr. Peterson 9/5/12 Lewis and Clark exploration American history is accompanied by a long list of explorers who first discovered and who explored the massive continent. All of the explorers had an impact on the development of America. The Lewis and Clark expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery, stands prominently at the top part of this list. The Lewis and Clark Expedition has had a significant political, social, and economic effect on America. They
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Bear true faith and allegiance to the U.S. constitution, the Army, and other soldiers. Be loyal to the nation and its heritage. The Decision at the Marias. The men thought the route ran to the northwest up the Marias River, while both Lewis and Clark thought the main river channel ran to the southwest. The men agreed to go along with the decision of the captains to proceed to the southwest, which was indeed the Missouri River. Duty Fulfill your obligations. Accept responsibility for your own
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Robyn Russell 711 11/14/11 Expedition of Lewis& Clark When Lewis and Clark started their journey they wanted to find a way across this continent, for the purposes of comerence.In order to make a film claim of discovery to the Pacific Northwest and compete with the British for the control of the land and the fur trade. Jefferson had the men follow the rivers, map them, and collect scientific data. He also placed special importance on declaring U.S. sovereignty over the Native American
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organizers can be used for many different lessons including math, literature and history. One effect way of using a graphic organizer is to explain the time line of the Lewis and Clark expedition. For this I would use a series of events chain. To begin with this lesson, we would first read about the journey that Lewis and Clark took across the country. After reading is complete I would hand out sheets that had a series of events chain organizer already drawn on the paper. I would also have my own similar
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becoming overcrowded. But since this region had yet to be explored no one knew what exactly they had gotten themselves into. And this would be how history arrived at the Corps of Discovery, and to the Lewis & Clark Expedition. After watching a PBS documentary about Lewis & Clark, (with my dad, who was so excited to share this with me) I chose to summarize the portion of the expedition that traveled over the Rockies. Mainly because my father’s family is from the Missoula, Montana area, my
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Lewis and Clark is one of the most know people in American history by their journey and discoveries. Lewis and Clark made one of the biggest journeys in America’s history. America bought the Louisiana Purchase from france. At that moment Lewis and Clark's big journey was just about to begin. They had to bring a lot of supplies and write everything they see in their journal according to how they did it. They had to record everything they did and the way they moved in the land in very specific words
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04.05 Heroes of the Wild AUGUST 3, 1804 Dear Diary, I met William Clark and I took in a couple of things about him, and Lewis. I discovered that he experienced childhood in Virginia and Kentucky, and he began his vocation as an officer. Meriwether Lewis served under Clark's summon in the mid-1790s, and the two wound up noticeably awesome companions, Clark was great at making maps and chatting with local Americans and Lewis was great at recording the information they accumulated. Meriwether Lewis
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On one stormy day in the beautiful country called the United States of America Lewis the Loyal is ready to help do anything. Lewis just broke two bones in your leg and other bone in your rib cage you cannot be walking! Olivia said, “Lewis you have to stop doing these things”. Lewis was walking to kiss Olivia his girlfriend. The reason he was in that hospital bed was because he jumped off a building to save his county Mayor from a grenade. It was the scariest time in his life. Two months later after
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