Lewis and Clark
Expedition (jan 1, 1804 – jan 1, 1806)
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Jefferson persuaded Congress to have an expedition of the trans-Mississippi West by Captain Meriwether Lewis and Lieutenant William Clark. They mapped out and explored the region and made a lot of geographic and scientific discoveries. Their findings would lead into Manifest Destiny and westward espansion.
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Geography and Environmental Effects 1800-1829
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