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The Lewis And Clark Journey: Burning Bridges And Building Empires, Sean T. Ferguson (Class Of 2016)
The Lewis And Clark Journey: Burning Bridges And Building Empires, Sean T. Ferguson (Class Of 2016)
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The purpose of this paper is to analyze the expedition of Lewis and Clark from 1804 to 1806 as they crossed the territory of Louisiana. Their journey has become one of the most important symbols of American history and its memory has been far reaching. More specifically, this paper aims to examine more closely the interactions that Meriwether Lewis and William Clark had with the Native Americans. Thomas Jefferson had an extensive list of requests and instructions for the two explorers. While this paper will not analyze all of Jefferson’s requests, there are two that will be featured in this …