MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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The law
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The lack of supplies
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The President
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The Rocky mountains
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Detailed explanation-1: -The excursion lasted over two years: Along the way they confronted harsh weather, unforgiving terrain, treacherous waters, injuries, starvation, disease and both friendly and hostile Native Americans.
Detailed explanation-2: -By July 1805, the men viewed an incredible number of cliffs that were about 1, 200 feet high. The cliffs extended out for around three miles and looked like the River had carved a path that was wide enough for them to use to get through the mountains. Lewis named this the “Gates of the Rocky Mountains.”
Detailed explanation-3: -Lewis and Clark may not have discovered a direct Northwest Passage, but they did forge a path to the Pacific that would inspire thousands of others to settle in the northwestern United States in the century to follow.