MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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They mapped a route to the Pacific.
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They established missions in new territories.
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They explored present day Colorado.
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They located a water route across the country.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The information legacy of the Lewis and Clark expedition was profound. They charted vast areas of the Great Plains, Rocky Mountains and Columbia River watershed. Their ethnography, zoology and botany contributed greatly to the scientific literature.
Detailed explanation-2: -The missionaries’ true legacy was to open the West to settlement. In California, Oregon, and other territories, settlers followed in the footsteps of the missionaries.
Detailed explanation-3: -The freedom and sense of equality enjoyed by women in the West helped pave the way for more equal treatment of women throughout the United States. This was perhaps the greatest legacy of the women pioneers.
Detailed explanation-4: -Legacies they left • The Californios gave us Spanish names for California cities. They brought new crops, such as grapes, olives, and citrus. They opened California to the world. Reasons they moved to the West • The missionaries intended to convert Native Americans to Christianity.