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Ezra Lindstrom Ms. Swenson Core 2 06 Mar. 2023 Adventure. Exploration. Destiny. Lewis and Clark’s expedition changed America for the better. Their Journey explored new frontiers unlike any before or after them. Proportionally they discovered more territory of what is now U.S. soil than any other team in history. For a relatively small fellowship to discover hundreds of previously unknown species they are some of the most influential explorers in history. Lewis and Clark’s expedition was incredibly beneficial to the development of the American West because it laid the foundation for westward expansion, it established peaceful relationships with the Native American Tribes in the area, and made many significant scientific discoveries. The …show more content…

Sacagawea was a member of the Shoshone tribe and was hired to be an interpreter and guide for the expedition. Clark had noticed her admiring a beaded turquoise belt he had been wearing and during the birth of her child Jean-Baptiste Charboneau, he gave it to her. She was at death's door and Clark wanted to comfort her (Quig Nielson 1999). This is just one of the ways Lewis and Clark showed kindness to the Native people. In addition to the Shoshone tribe the Corps made peace with a multitude of other tribes. James Ronda put it perfectly when he wrote, “Indeed, native people of both sexes lie at the heart of the Lewis and Clark journey; it is they who make it such a compelling story. On the day before the expedition's official start, William Clark wrote that the expedition's "road across the continent" would take the Corps through "a multitude of Indians." We can name the names: the Otoe chief Big Horse (Shingto-tongo), the Brule Teton Sioux chief Black Buffalo Bull (Un-tongar-Sar-bar), the Mandan chief Black Cat (Posecopsahe), the Lemhi Shoshone chief Cameahwait (Too-et-te-conl), the Nez Perce chief Five Big Hearts (Yoom-park-kar-tim), the Walula chief Yelleppit and the Clatsop village headman Coboway. ” During the expedition Lewis and Clark helped and made peace with people of all these

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