adventures were the Lewis and Clark Expedition and Man on the Moon. The Lewis and Clark Expedition took place in the U.S during 1803, while man on the moon took place during the 1969-1972. Lewis and Clark went to go explore the west because Thomas Jefferson assigned them to do this after the Louisiana Purchase. The U.S sent Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin to win the space race against the U.S.S.R. The two adventures had a lot in common and many differences. The Lewis and Clark Expedition and Man on the
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Lewis and Clark Expedition: Unexplored Discoveries Chosen by Thomas Jefferson was his personal secretary, Meriwether Lewis and chosen by Lewis was William Clark. Both men who endowed such capacity as frontiersmen. Lewis and Clark, both Captains of the Expedition created a diverse military Corps of Discovery who would travel with them on their two-year journey to the great ocean. In the summer of 1804, the explorers would travel upstream, northwest on the Missouri River to Fort Mandan, a trading
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Lewis and Clark Expedition Imagine going from nice spring weather to strong winds and freezing cold winters two times. This is what Meriwether Lewis and William Clark went tough on their two year expedition searching for the Northwest passage. Now, while you might think they had it easy, Lewis, Clark and their expedition crew went through many challenges while exploring the new land. From finding food to eat, to making alliances with different indian tribes, this journey was anything but easy. The
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his vast area of land had remained unexplored. As a result, the Lewis and Clark Expedition was initiated by the current president, Thomas Jefferson. The Lewis and Clark expedition was the exploration of the Louisiana purchase.America bought the Louisiana purchase from France in 1803 for $15,000,000. The expedition was launched that same year and on this journey they searched for a water route to the pacific. The Lewis And Clark expedition’s greatest achievement was mapping the west because it created
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Lewis and Clark started their expedition May 14, 1804 and ended September 23, 1806. The reason Lewis and Clark went on the expedition was to explore and find an all water route west. The United States just doubled their land a year before with the Louisiana purchase . They could finally move west since the land was all theirs. President Thomas Jefferson let Lewis and Clark explore westward. He assigned them to lead an expedition with 45 other men. Clark was the main leader because Thomas Jefferson
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Sacagawea was significant to American History. Without her Lewis and Clark may not reached the pacific, She left a legacy behind her, She is also an inspiration to young females. Sacagawea was a significant to American history because without her Lewis and Clark may not have reached the pacific, she left a legacy, also an inspiration to young females. First, Without Sacagawea without her Louis and Clark may have not reached the pacific. Sacagawea was a proud explorer, entrepreneur, and guider
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As we all know Meriwether Lewis is the former member of the Lewis and Clark expedition. His experience during the trip was extremely dangerous, he and Clark had faced many hardships. In the end the expedition was complete. Lewis died on October 11th in 1809, after enlisting William Clark. I believe that Lewis was murdered, and did not attempt suicide contributing to his death. The belief of others, including myself was that Lewis’ murder was no phenomenon. On October 11th Lewis died in his room
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medicine, and navigation with the nation's best scientists. Lewis invites William Clark go on the expedition with him, and Clark accepts. Jefferson sends a team (Lewis and Clark) to explore the lands that they bought for the Louisiana Purchase. The Lewis and Clark expedition also known as The Corps of Discovery was the first American exploration of which is now the western part of the United States. Lewis and Clark start their expedition in 1804. They departed from St. Louis, Missouri and went all
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The expedition of Lewis and Clark is a highly important and interesting piece of history. We have learned about the expedition for years in school. Many people believe that the expedition was the downfall of the indians in the west. Some people believe that along the expedition that Lewis and Clark weren’t respectful and mean to the indians. I believe that Lewis and Clark were very respectful to the indians, except that they were ignorant towards the indians treating some of them like kids. They
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The explorer named Zebulon Pike was recently assigned to aid Lewis and Clark’s expedition. During their time in the Mississippi River, Lewis and Clark split off from the expedition group, leaving Pike with about twenty. For months, Pike and his men continued up the Mississippi to a region unknown up to a lake. Pike named this lake Cass Lake and discovered that the lake was the Mississippi’s water source. However, recent research has concluded that this was a mistake. Beside that, Pike gathered critical
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