THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
PRESIDENT JEFFERSONS ELECTION AND JEFFERSONIAN DEMOCRACY
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Secured treaties with several American Indian tribes
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Inspired thousands of settlers to move westward
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Led to the discovery of a Northwest Passage
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Proved that the newly gained territory was a vast wasteland
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Detailed explanation-1: -After hearing of Lewis and Clark’s successful journey, millions of Americans began migrating westward in search of new opportunities. Lewis and Clark’s team mapped uncharted land, rivers, and mountains.
Detailed explanation-2: -The most noticeable immediate effect was the rise in the northern plains fur trade between 1806 and 1812. During that period individuals like Manuel Lisa and John Colter–the latter a member of the Corps of Discovery–established short-lived trade from northern South Dakota to Montana.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Lewis and Clark Expedition was the first occasion for United States citizens to travel so far by river and land into the West, but it certainly wasn’t the last. Upon their return they provided detailed maps, reports about natural resources, and details about the indigenous populations they encountered.
Detailed explanation-4: -Nevertheless, the expedition contributed significant geographic and scientific knowledge of the West, aided the expansion of the fur trade, and strengthened U.S. claims to the Pacific. Clark’s maps portraying the geography of the West, printed in 1810 and 1814, were the best available until the 1840s.