How the Lewis and Clark expedition changed America: positively, through westward expansion and indian relations; negatively, through indirect destruction of native american tribes

Date Submitted: 04/29/2004 19:45:34
Category: / History / North American History
Length: 21 pages (5668 words)
As famous astronomer Galileo Galilee once said, "All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them." When Thomas Jefferson planned the Corps of Discovery, the proper name of the Lewis and Clark expedition, its main purpose was to help increase American wealth through discovery of the unknown truths of the Louisiana Territory.1 Jefferson hoped that great treasures could be found in the territory, such as fur, land, and …
Is this Essay helpful? Join now to read this particular paper
and access over 480,000 just like this GET BETTER GRADES
…Little Bighorn," Encarta Encyclopedia. 87.<Tab/>"Little Bighorn," Encarta Encyclopedia. 88.<Tab/>"Native Americans of North America," Encarta Encyclopedia. 89.<Tab/>"Native Americans of North America," Encarta Encyclopedia. 90.<Tab/>"Native Americans of North America," Encarta Encyclopedia. 91.<Tab/>"Fort Union Historic Site," 2003. 92.<Tab/>"Fur Trade in the 1800's," <www.worldbook.com>.
Need a custom written paper? Let our professional writers save your time.