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The Lewis and Clark Expedition. Meghan Lock ETE 100 02 November 23, 2009. Lewis and Clark. The Beginning . - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITIONMeghan LockETE 100 02November 23, 2009
Lewis and Clark
The Beginning In June 1803,
President Thomas Jefferson wrote to Meriwether Lewis instructing the expedition to explore the Missouri basin by crossing over the rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean.
Thomas Jefferson Thomas
Jefferson’s instructions left for Lewis.
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/lewisandclark/transcript57.html
Louisiana Purchase The Louisiana
Purchase sparked interest in the expansion to the west coast. This led to Thomas Jefferson putting the exploration together.
Louisiana Purchase Timeline of the Lo
uisiana Purchase
Lewis and Clark On April 7, 1805, Meriwether Lewis and Wil
liam Clark left Fort Mandan for points west, beginning the process of "filling in the canvas" of America.
Lewis and Clark Map The map
used by Lewis and Clark in their 1804 expedition.
Youtube video of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Native Americans There was another
view of the West: that of the native inhabitants of the land. Their understandings of landscapes, peoples, and resources formed both a contrast and counterpoint to those of Jefferson's travelers.
Sacajawea During the
expedition they had assistance from a local Native American, Sacajawea. She helped guide them through the land and helped translate the Native American language for them
References http://
www.loc.gov/exhibits/lewisandclark/lewisandclark.html
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trr001.html
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/louisianapurchase.html