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11/04/12, 01:28 AM
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Lewis and Clark expeditions importance in settling the west?
Do you think the Lewis and Clark expedition was important in settling the west? Yes? No? Why?
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11/04/12, 01:39 AM
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No. That expedition was just the one that got the press.
What settled the west was time and persistence.
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11/04/12, 02:06 AM
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And here I thought North America was "settled" for thousands of years...... 
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11/04/12, 06:21 AM
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It was simply part of the invasion process.
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11/04/12, 06:31 AM
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Flora and Fauna mission, plus exploring the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase...
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11/04/12, 07:29 AM
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Started in Arkansas did ya know? The starting point is in a swamp. They only used air rifles as carring powder and shot would be heavy. I think it runs like going to the moon or mars as they did not really know what they would encounter. Just my.02
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11/04/12, 07:57 AM
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Absolutely yes.
They did not just go there and come back, with stories to tell.
The entire expedition was fully documented, with detailed surveyed maps, fauna samples and drawings of wildlife seen for the first time, detailed accounts of Indian tribes, etc.
It was not just a really great camping trip.
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11/04/12, 08:03 AM
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*whispers*
I'll bet PJ was there to witness the whole thing.
He was prolly even the camp cook.
I wonder if the rest of the expedition members would agree that it was more than a great camping trip, with PJ cookin'......
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11/04/12, 08:10 AM
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It got people talking and dreaming about homesteading "Out West""....James
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11/04/12, 08:10 AM
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as far as "settling the west"..i'm not sure THAT was it's importance..
it was historically and geographically important, a lot of good info was gleaned..but not sure it was important in SETTLING the west.
believe the west was already settled..and hey..what about the vikings !! (i'm norwegian)
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11/04/12, 08:20 AM
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I agree with Pancho
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I don't know the answer, but the Journals are a pretty good read for anyone looking for a good book over the winter...Read them, then draw your own conclusions.
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11/04/12, 08:26 AM
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Nope not at all ,others had been there, others would come later.
The only thing it did was provide ACCURATE info to the government.
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11/04/12, 08:47 AM
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I agree with plowjockey.
Yes, others would have come along no matter what. Such is the nature of man. But he's right:
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The entire expedition was fully documented, with detailed surveyed maps, fauna samples and drawings of wildlife seen for the first time, detailed accounts of Indian tribes, etc.
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The had started to unravel the mystery of The West.
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11/04/12, 09:46 AM
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The west was settled long before that expedition. The only trouble it was settled by boat from the sea not across the land. The area between St Louis and the sea was unknown and did not have trails marked. In that way it may be responsible but not for the settlement of the coast.
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11/04/12, 10:36 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Dave
Started in Arkansas did ya know? The starting point is in a swamp. They only used air rifles as carring powder and shot would be heavy. I think it runs like going to the moon or mars as they did not really know what they would encounter. Just my.02
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They only had one air gun that they took along and they did use it from time to time, but mainly to impress the Indians. And no it was not an invasion. It was an exploration to see what there was out west. And we didn't steel the land from the Indians, we took it by controlling it. Just like one tribe would take it by overpowering another tribe.
Everyone thinks that whites are the bad ones, but Indians did the same things the whites did, they had slaves, raided and killed to control and area. Blacks were the same way. In Africa they sold their own family members into slavery and also kept slaves that they stole from other tribes.
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11/04/12, 11:14 AM
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Their mission was to see what was between the coast and Saint Louis Mo. and to blaze a trail for settlers to follow . It was a very important trip.
I read in their journal how they were so anxious to see and kill a grizzly bear but they soon learned the grizzle was hard to kill . One chased the hunter into the water of the river after being wounded and many times they ran for their lives. I thought it was funny when Lewis wrote that they hope not to see that gentleman again.
Lewis keep a very good record of their travels and if you haven't read them they are on line. I read them all the way to the finish and as they arrived back at Saint Louis I found my self shouting, COME back, lets go again.
Lewis went down hill after the trip and he was in a cabin some where , I think maybe MO. he sent for Clark to come to his aid but one night Lewis killed him self before Clark could get there. Lewis had some sort of mental problems as well as he drank..If you have the time you should read the journal.
http://lewisandclarkjournals.unl.edu...c=LCstyles.xsl
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11/04/12, 11:37 AM
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Lewis and Clark came in 1803-4. The big migration was after, in the mid 1800's. Gold in the west and the Oregon trail came later. California gold rush was later. A few people were "out west" before, but not the everyday homesteaders....James
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11/04/12, 02:18 PM
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Railroads..........
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11/04/12, 03:11 PM
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They camped at a spot on the Missouri about a mile from the house I was born in by a creek that ran fresh water into the Missouri. This was on the 4th of July 1803. They called the creek Independance Creek. Few people I knew KNEW how it got its name when I was a kid. That creek was a devider in part from our farm and my Uncle Milt and Aunt Berts farm. Me and bro like to drowned in it once learning how to swim.
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