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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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Lewis and Clark’s expedition was a bit different from Pike’s. While Lewis and Clark were exploring the northern part of the Louisiana Purchase, Pike on the other hand was exploring the southern parts. Throughout Lewis and Clark’s expedition they were able to make a connection with the native tribes. By becoming friends with the Natives this showed Lewis and Clark the land that the US would start moving into. During their expedition they cataloged 108 botanical and zoological specimens, 68 mineral specimens, as well as Clark’s map of the US.

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Lewis and Clark were known for an incredible journey that changed US history. The journey increased the size of the US dramatically. From May 14, 1804, to September 23, 1806, a dangerous but yet history changing exploration occurred. Through many dangerous situations and hardships, the expedition of Lewis and Clark turned out a success.

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Once again, according to Discovering Lewis and Clark, they state [and connect with my last paragraph point] that another reason why the group isn’t that well known in Native history is because the “Native Americans were inundated with move pressing matters than memorializing the explorers.” Later on they go on to explain themselves, talking about how Lewis and Clark’s expedition caused Americans to believe that they suddenly knew everything about the land, and start extending their territory and their settlements into Native’s land, bringing epidemics such as smallpox, which devastated the Native Americans, and taking them from their rightful lands and placing the Natives to reservations. Honestly, them just enduring that is an act of heroism all in

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“Sacagawea and her husband Charbonneau lived with the Hidatsa and Mandan Indians in the Missouri River area Where North Dakota is now. Lewis and Clark met Charbonneau and quickly hired him to serve as interpreter on their expedition. Even though she was pregnant with her first child, Sacagawea was chosen to come them on their mission. Even with her traveling with Jean Baptiste during the expedition Sacagawea proved to be helpful. She was skilled at finding edible plants.

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On May 14, 1804, Captain Meriwether Lewis and Co-Captain William Clark as well as forty-three other members consisting of brave soldiers, slaves, and interpreters set out to discover what was in the newly bought land from the recent Louisiana Purchase. This expedition would later be called the Lewis and Clark expedition. The Lewis and Clark expedition was a frontier in history because it found new information on plants and animals, developed a better understanding of native American tribes, and assisted in mapping out the newly purchased land from the Louisiana Purchase. The Lewis and Clark expedition was a journey undertaken by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in the early 1800s.

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Befriending the Indians Lewis & Clark’s Greatest Achievement the Indians helped Lewis and Clark all throughout their expedition. How? Here are the reasons why Lewis and Clark’s greatest achievement was befriending the Indians. Lewis and Clark’s most important contribution was supported by the Indians trading with them, sketching maps for them and by Lewis and Clark giving gifts to the Indians.

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Lewis and Clark had a profound impact on the historical development of the United States, expanding the nation's understanding of its geography, and shaping the country's connection with Native Americans. The Geography of the Louisiana Purchase led to the development of many things. After realizing that the Northwest Passage didn’t exist, they

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The Lewis and Clark expedition was a turning point in American history. It radically expanded our current knowledge of what used to be the Louisiana Territory. When thinking of this expedition, most forget that many people accompanied Lewis and Clark. Each member had important jobs and roles that may have drastically increased the aqusition of knowledge. There were even cases of incredulous misbehavior with appropriate punishments, and of course, along the way deaths occurred.

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Their mission was full of danger which included many meetings with native american tribes. Not all treaties and meetings were peaceful, there were many times the team were at risk of wars with a few factions of warring tribes. They were lucky enough to meet a French-Canadian fur trapper named Toussaint Charbonneau and his wife Shoshone Sacagawea. They served as the expedition’s translators and guides. Their travels with sacajawea were cited in coin replicas and currency.

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There were many challenges when exploring, one of them was the weather. If it was too hot, you could acquire a stroke, or you could run out of water and dehydrate; If it was too cold you could acquire frostbite. There were wild animals like bears, wolves, and snakes, there were also geographic obstacles like mountains and rivers, there were natural disasters as well. William Clark affected at least 80,000,000 people, I know this because the west coast is populated by 47,800,000 people, and the Journey of Discovery covered the middle of the country as well, all of those people wouldn’t have been able to move out there, if the Lewis and Clark expedition hadn’t explored that area and made maps. Without William Clark, America would be much less populated.

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The camp was built by Lewis and Clark and later became a well-known trapper’s camp named Fort Manden. The name of the fort came from the local Indian tribe called the Manden Indians. The Corps would winter at Fort Manden and spend time exploring and detailed maps of the area and river were drawn by William Clark. This is where they would meet the famed Sacagawea. The team realized the value of Sacagawea and her language skills as an interpreter.

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Lewis and Clark made an extraordinary journey that opened new doors. Doors leading to meeting new cultures, experiences, new terrains, tools, foods, plants, animals, adventure, and ideas. Through the journey of Lewis and Clark, they meet Native Americans from all different tribes. One special in particular Native American they met is a women, Sacagawea.

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Members chosen for the expedition were sought after for skills that included hunting, blacksmithing, and gunsmithing, making United States Army soldiers a good option for crew who traveled by land, water and horseback, for nearly 8,000 miles over mountains, through plains and by rivers (The Lewis and Clark Expedition, 2016). The success of the Lewis and Clark expedition was important to science, as they made important observations about the land of North America that lead to creation of maps with Captain Clark having the duty of mapping the landscape because of his experience: the result of maps made by Clark became one of the most important achievements of the western exploration. (The Lewis and Clark Expedition, 2016). The scientific information collected on geography, meteorology, cultures, and animal life and plant life were greatly important to the nation (Corps of Discover, 2016). The trip also was partially useful in creating peaceful relations with the American Indians in territories of the Northwest, although not all tribes were accepting of the gestures, giving gifts was important to building peaceful relationships with the American Indians (The Corp of Discovery, 2016).

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