Jefferson was interested in the mysterious land for scientific reasons. But congress was interested in the land for future sites and forts. Jefferson chose his private secretary 28 year old Meriwether Lewis. Lewis was very well qualified to lead this exploration, he had served in the militia during the whiskey rebellion and has been in the army ever since that time. The expedition’s co-leader was a man named William Clark and he was 32 years old.
More importantly, this particular work attracted the attention of famous artist, Washington Allston. Allston wanted Samuel to come with him to England to meet the famous British artist Benjamin west. An agreement for three year stay was made with Samuel and his father set sail with Allston aboard the Lydia on July 15, 1811. Upon his arrival in England, Samuel diligently worked on perfecting painting techniques under the careful eye of Allston and by the end of 1811; he gained admittance to the Royal
From 1800 through 1880 the trends in the Pacific Northwest seemed to be those of exploration, trade, politics and religion. One of the major events that happened was the Lewis & Clark Expedition (aka The Corps of Volunteers for Northwest Discovery). In May 1803, the United States purchased Louisiana from France, prompting President Thomas Jefferson to send an expedition West to explore the new territory. This was major because “Jefferson was convinced that such an undertaking would not only result in a commercial cross-continent water route, but would produce scientific, military, and ethnographic (Indians) data of vital importance to the nation.” Members of the expedition also had a hand in local politics, and that “members of Lewis and Clark expedition voted in the first recorded election in the Pacific Northwest on November 24, 1805”. Also important, is that in 1810 The North West Company established Spokane House.
********* ********** 17 November 2011 Encyclopedia Project Dundee, Oregon In 1874, a man named William Reid made the voyage from Dundee, Scotland to Portland, Oregon with high hopes of economic success. Back in Scotland, Reid was American vice consul for five years. While acting in this role he published a pamphlet, “Oregon and Washington as Fields for Capital and Labor.” In Portland, Reid became a resident agent at Scottish bank, later organizing the Oregon and Washington Mortgage Savings Bank, then the First National Bank in Salem. Due to his work in these fields, Oregon enacted a law that authorized foreign corporations to build railroads. In 1880, immediately after this law was put into place, Reid began construction on The Oregonian
May 21- July 31 We started upstream on the Missouri River from the St Louis area camp. We had been preparing for the expedition since fall of last year. Me and nearly four dozen other men met up with Meriwether Lewis. We started making our way up the Missouri on a fiftyfive foot long keelboat and two smaller pirogues. As we traveled, I spent most of his time on the boat, charting the course of our journey and mapping it out the river and such, while Meriwether was often ashore studying the landforms, animals, and plants.
January 2, 1804 - I have been asked by my good friend Patrick Gass, a carpenter, to join a team who've been commissioned by President Jefferson to discover the northwest passage and the west. It didn't take me long to say yes. January 21, 1804 - I met the captains of this expedition, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, along with many of the crew. They seem to be a lively and good bunch of characters. I think I will be in good company.
The Lewis and Clark’s expedition: purposes and achievements Being founded in 1776, the United State is labeled as a young nation with a large area of land. With a passage of time, the history of the country has been accompanied by numerous trail adventures, which have made connections between many parts of the massive continent. Being known as the Crops Discovery of Expedition, the Lewis and Clark Expedition is one of the most successful explorations that help America turn over a new leaf. The expedition was commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson, based on the ground that the United State was in the need of getting valuable minerals and plants, finding a water route to the Pacific Ocean, establishing trade with Native Americans,
Student Name Professor Name Course Number Date Impact of Darwin’s Experience during the Voyage of the Beagle on His Idea of Natural Selection Darwin embarked on a two year sail on 27 December 1831. His experiences and during the journey complimented much of what had been of interest to him since childhood. The journey gave birth to one of his greatest theories on human origin. Notably, the journey influenced Darwin’s view of the world as seen from the records, books and films as “The Voyage of the Beagle (Naff 157). Darwin travelled to the coast of South America and areas around the cost.
The Lewis and Clark expedition. The explorer’s Lewis and Clark lead a crew into the west for an expedition, exploring the lands as far as the Pacific Ocean. They had to investigate and document what they have found. Clark kept a rather interesting journal, where he wrote multiple things that he has experienced and observed. On October 28 they would purchase multiple things going on their trip.
This time, when Hatch asked the War Department for better officer, he got them quickly and conditions improved. In May, Hatch was ordered to move the 9th cavalry west to Fort Stockton and For Davis in Texas to guard hundreds of miles of wild frontier. In August, Grierson was told to move the 10th cavalry from Fort Riley, Kansas, where conditions and relations with the commanding officer were much improved. Once he reached Fort Riley, Grierson was joined by Lieutenant Samuel Woodward, a friend from Civil War. For 20 years, "Sandy" Woodward led the 10th Calvary under Grierson's command.