William Clark was a very important person in American history. He was an explorer in the late 1700s, and early 1800s. He explored past the Mississippi, and everything he explored had just been bought, in the Louisiana purchase. This was a huge deal as nobody had explored past the Mississippi, so they had no idea what was there. That meant that they would have to map out the geography, since there were no maps of where they were. Also, they would have to report things like how fertile the soil was, or if it was barren, if Native Americans were friendly, if there were dangerous animals, or ones that are unknown, recording things about their destination was a massive part of the exploration. The Journey of Discovery consisted of Meriwether Lewis, …show more content…
Also, William was born in Caroline County, Virginia, and when he grew up he fought like his brother. Moreover, William Clark was a creative person, he was never formally schooled, nevertheless he was successful. Since he was formally schooled, he did more creative/adventurous things, For instance, he joined the army, and went on an exploration. These things show that he is adventurous, if he wasn’t adventurous he never would have gone on the expedition, so it is important that he had that trait. He was also respectful because even though Lewis was very different from him, they never argued. William Clark was a captain of the Clarksville Indiana Militia, the Clarksville Indiana militia dealt with Native American tribes. The main accomplishment of his lifetime was joining the Corps of Discovery, as well as being a co-captain on it. Later he was governor of Missouri. Clark admired and respected Meriwether Lewis, Lewis was very different from him; Lewis had been formally schooled, and was not as talented of a woodsman as Clark. Three major events that happened during Clarks lifetime were, The Louisiana Purchase, the War of 1812, and the Journey of …show more content…
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. All of the people that moved out west wouldn’t have so there would be less room, consequently, less people would come here. A famous quote from William Clark is, “ Give me better wood, and I will make you a better cabinet.” this quote means that a person can only do so much. Like if you have to paint a skyscraper with only one bucket of paint, or you had to design a rocket ship out of strands of confetti. You can only do so much with what you have, and what you have limits
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
It kindled westward expansion, started the disposition of American Indians and changed nature. It was more than removal of Indians, but becoming familiar with this new purchase of land. It was a turning point from the “Euro-American” perspective. Previous to the Exhibition the united states was only 17 states and 4 territories. During the adventure Clark drew maps of the west and Lewis recorded details about mammals and plants they encountered.
The Lewis and Clark Expedition is taught in U.S. History, its significance is well known and important as one of the occurrences where the United States had grown, wealth and knowledge. Without the Louisiana Purchase, the Lewis and Clark expedition would have never occurred which would result in the world today not being the
According to the documentary View From the Shore: Native American Perspectives On the Lewis and Clark Expedition, they talk about how the Native Americans “...told them the riverways, and gave them maps.”. This tells me that the land they were travelling had already been discovered. One of the biggest arguments that Lewis and Clark helped was that they had learned the land, and potential places to set up settlements, but they could’ve easily just learned all of that knowledge from the Natives, but they went the long way and “discovered” it, when they couldn’t have even have “discovered” anything without help of the Native Americans. And you can’t say that they couldn’t have just asked the Natives because of the language barrier, because they had
I 'm not so familiar with Pike, but I can tell you all you want to know about Lewis and Clark. When Napoleon needed money, he sold Jefferson the Louisiana Purchase, which he had acquired when he conquered Spain (the Spanish were not amused). To find out what he 'd just purchased, Jefferson sent Merriweather Lewis and William Clark (the brother of George Rogers Clark) to explore it. It covered an area from Louisiana northward to Missouri and across the biggest part of the Great Plains and Northwest. The team which went with them included such diverse people as Sacajawea, a Shosone Indian and her baby (nicknamed "Pompey" by Lewis), Lewis 's slave, French trappers, woodsmen, and other interpreters.
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.
Lewis and Clark Expedition In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson managed to initiate the Lewis and Clark Expedition, which was also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, after the Purchase of Louisiana, which was considered one of his highlights during his political career, marking the first government-sponsored exploration. President Thomas appointed Meriwether Lewis, the private secretary of the president, to be the Commander of the Expedition. Lewis also asked his close friend William Clark, who Lewis had served with in the army, to help him with the expedition and he actually named Clark the co-commander of the expedition. Generally speaking, the expedition had a significant impact on American history.
The Lewis and Clarke Expedition took place in 1804 and lasted two years. Explorers, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, led this expedition in order to gather information on new territory that was yet to be explored. Appointed by James Monroe, Lewis and Clark made their journey through the American interior to the Pacific Northwest. On their way there, they ran into two interpreters that aided them along the way: Sacagawea and Toussaint Charbonneau. Accompanied by these two individuals, Lewis and Clark were able to make a successful trip back to their town and publish the journals that they documented during this trip.
To many people it is a strong belief the Lewis and Clark expedition was a threat against the american indians and wildlife and caused the start of their removal, but I believe that what happened to the american indians had to happen in order to expand our country. The Lewis and Clark expedition explored the Louisiana purchase bought from the French in 1803 after the French failed their dream of a new empire. Current president Thomas Jefferson was asked by the French to buy a considerable amount of land for a very cheap price when the french had entered a rough patch of financial issues. The land was bought by Thomas Jefferson who had no idea what or really even who was living there besides the american indians. Thomas Jefferson decided to send explorers
The group that were sent to explore these new lands were known as The Corps of Discovery. They needed to collect new plants and animals, record the longitude and latitude of new geographical places they encounter, and record any new rivers, indian tribes, and any
On June 20th 1803, President Thomas Jefferson wrote a letter to Captain Meriwether Lewis. In the letter, Jefferson is appointing Lewis as commander of an expedition that is to take place in Western America. Jefferson’s instructions involved getting a group of military men to explore the West and find its water passage across the continent “for the purposes of commerce”, discovering new plants and
He was able to purchase more than 800,000 square miles from France for only $15 million dollars. He was able to acquire this land from Napoleon Bonaparte, the French ruler at the time, due to the ongoing chaos happening to France such as the slave revolt in Haiti and the threat of war with Britain. (History.com Staff) After this purchase, he pushed for the Lewis and Clark expedition to commence. This voyage was to assess the new property they had just acquired and to explore the prospects for military, commercial, and oceanic aspects of the land.
President Thomas Jefferson commissioned the Corps of Discovery to have the Lewis and Clark expedition find a waterway that could connect the United States for transportation because he had aspirations to expand to the Pacific and Northwest making the expedition important to his agenda for the United States. (The Corp of Discovery, 2016). Another reason for the important expedition was to create a relationship with the American Indians, and the American fur trade, while learning the North American topography and geography of the land which was also important to the exploration (Corps of Discover, 2016). Thomas Jefferson was important to the Lewis and Clark expedition because he organized the journey, sought funding and made Lewis and Clark head
Meriwether Lewis was born on August 18, 1774 in IV Virginia. He was in the U.S army, got enlisted, and later was promoted to captain in 1800. In that same year Jefferson became president and a year after Jefferson became president, Lewis became Jefferson’s personal secretary. Lewis was a part of the expedition and the Louisiana Purchase. The purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition is to discover the land of the Louisiana territory and to find a route to the Pacific Ocean.
Meriwether Lewis, also known from Lewis and Clark, was a great American. He was an explorer, soldier, politician, and public administrator. He was involved in the Louisiana purchase as well as the Lewis and Clark expedition.