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Walking the Old West
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In 1803 Thomas Jefferson obtained the approval of Congress to send the Lewis and Clark expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery, into the west. ... Jefferson viewed commercial growth in the west and rapid territorial expansion as the key to the future of the United States. ... 2 The information Lewis and Clark brought back from the trip led the way for further exploration and eventual settlement into the areas west of the Mississippi river.3
Mariweather Lewis and President Jefferson shared the same visions of westward expansion, and because of this Lewis saw his expedition as a mission to expand the US territories and open up the west for American settlement. ... 8 Thanks to Lewis and Clark’s expedition, and successful relations with natives of the west, after scattered resistance Native Americans finally gave in to the rising number of white settlers inhabiting their lands.
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Title: Walking the Old West
Words: 772
Rating: None
Pages: 3.1
submitted by: daizzy
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