Exploration Of North America Essay

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Exploration of North America The exploration of North America is a long history of mankind in this part of the world before Christopher Columbus of 1492 AD. Different explorers started exploring as far as 100,000 BC by Indians. Exploration motivated for the sake of wealth, ambition and a better existence and there are archeological evidence that indicate as it was in old stone age. There are numerous evidences shows China and Japan also reached America before the discovery of 15th century A.D. At about the end of 5th century expedition in Chinese monks of Buddhism also made travel. The most recent before Christopher Columbus was the Norsemen or viking from northern Europe (Scandinavian) around 1000 AD is most significant in exploration of northern America. It was with settlement of east coast for a short period of time. European until the end of 15th century they were not strong enough for large expedition to settle in the northern hemisphere. The discovery that we call it with …show more content…

It was the exploration of 1803 made by the military named “lewis and Clark” expedition. This expedition has specific order and arrangement assigned and approved by congress. It was one of the best expedition ever made. There are many causes that made it different: first the time was the 19th century beginning relatively better knowledge geographical skill and supported by trained army with better navigation. Their topography knowledge and cartography skill helped to survey the area for transcontinental highways. Their exploration also gave for Jefferson to go to Louisiana’s territory. In a very short understanding the geographical location of west coast was fairly and professionally explored by Lewis and Clark. They gave and contributed the resource of the territory they explored. They initiated the potential of the land what we call it