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When Thomas Jefferson (elect) President in 1800 he (advocate) the western expansion of the young republic. With a stroke of a pen he (accomplish) the task. In 1803 the United States (purchase) the Louisiana territory from France for 15 million dollars. America nearly (double) in size with the acquisition of this vast area, about eight hundred twenty-eight thousand square miles stretching from the Mississippi Valley to the Rocky Mountains. But what (be) out there? To answer that question, Congress, at Jefferson’s request, (authorize) an expedition to explore America’s newest addition. In May 1804, the corps of discovery, a group of about 40 soldiers and officers (lead) by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, (depart) their camp on the Mississippi River to begin their historic journey. Their mission (be) to find the so-called Northwest passage, a water route across the continent to the Pacific Ocean and document their findings. Their route (take) them to the headwaters of the Missouri River across the Continental Divide and down the mountains by several rivers including the Snake and the Columbia. Along the way, they (catalogue) many new plants and animals, (draw) detailed maps, and (make) contact with several Indian tribes. Among the Native Americans they (encounter) , (be) Sacagawea, a Shoshone Indian woman, who (join) the expedition as an interpreter. Her knowledge of the land, firm determination and good relations to other Native Americans (make) her indispensable. As the expedition’s only woman member she (become) an early legend of the West. In November 1805 the expedition finally (reach) what is now Oregon’s Pacific Coast. Clark (write) in his journal: “Ocean in view, O, the joy!” In September 1806, after more than two years exploring the West, the Lewis and Clark expedition (return) to St. Louis and (hail) a great success. Not only had they accomplished their mission, but they also (bring) about the opening of the West to settlers and, as Jefferson (hope) , to American ideals.
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When Thomas Jefferson was elected President in 1800 he advocated the western expansion of the young republic. With a stroke of a pen he accomplished the task. In 1803 the United States purchased the Louisiana territory from France for 15 million dollars. America nearly doubled in size with the acquisition of this vast area, about eight hundred twenty-eight thousand square miles stretching from the Mississippi Valley to the Rocky Mountains. But what was out there? To answer that question, Congress, at Jefferson’s request, authorized an expedition to explore America’s newest addition. In May 1804, the corps of discovery, a group of about 40 soldiers and officers leaded by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, departed their camp on the Mississippi River to begin their historic journey. Their mission was to find the so-called Northwest passage, a water route across the continent to the Pacific Ocean and document their findings. Their route took them to the headwaters of the Missouri River across the Continental Divide and down the mountains by several rivers including the Snake and the Columbia. Along the way, they catalogued many new plants and animals, drew detailed maps, and made contact with several Indian tribes. Among the Native Americans they encountered , was Sacagawea, a Shoshone Indian woman, who joined the expedition as an interpreter. Her knowledge of the land, firm determination and good relations to other Native Americans made her indispensable. As the expedition’s only woman member she became an early legend of the West. In November 1805 the expedition finally reached what is now Oregon’s Pacific Coast. Clark wrote in his journal: “Ocean in view, O, the joy!” In September 1806, after more than two years exploring the West, the Lewis and Clark expedition returned to St. Louis and (hailed a great success. Not only had they accomplished their mission, but they also brought about the opening of the West to settlers and, as Jefferson hoped, to American ideals
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the western expansion of the young republic. With a stroke
of a pen he accomplished the task. In 1803 the United States
purchased the Louisiana territory from France for 15 million dollars.
America nearly doubled in size with the acquisition of this vast area,
about eight hundred twenty-eight thousand square miles stretching from the Mississippi
Valley to the Rocky Mountains. But what was out there? To answer
that question, Congress, at Jefferson’s request, authorized
an expedition to explore America’s newest addition.
In May 1804, the corps of discovery, a group of about 40 soldiers and officers
leaded by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, departed
their camp on the Mississippi River to begin their historic journey.
Their mission was to find the so-called Northwest passage, a water
route across the continent to the Pacific Ocean and document their findings. Their route
took them to the headwaters of the Missouri River across
the Continental Divide and down the mountains by several rivers including the Snake and
the Columbia.
Along the way, they catalogued many new plants and animals,
drew detailed maps, and made
contact with several Indian tribes. Among the Native Americans they encountered
, was Sacagawea, a Shoshone Indian
woman, who joined the expedition as an interpreter. Her knowledge
of the land, firm determination and good relations to other Native Americans made
her indispensable. As the expedition’s only woman member she
became an early legend of the West.
In November 1805 the expedition finally reached what is now
Oregon’s Pacific Coast. Clark wrote in his journal: “Ocean in view,
O, the joy!”
In September 1806, after more than two years exploring the West, the Lewis and Clark
expedition returned to St. Louis and (hailed
a great success. Not only had they accomplished their mission, but they also brought
about the opening of the West to settlers and, as
Jefferson hoped, to American ideals