THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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gathering information on new types of plants and animals
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providing information on Native American tribes of the west
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reaching the Continental Divide
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exploring Spanish New Mexico with Zebulon Pike
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Detailed explanation-1: -Lewis and Clark did not achieve the primary objective of their expedition, to find a water route across the continent.
Detailed explanation-2: -Lewis and Clark added to geographic knowledge by determining the true course of the Upper Missouri and its major tributaries, and producing important maps of these areas. They forever destroyed the dream of a Northwest Passage, but proved the success of overland travel to the Pacific.
Detailed explanation-3: -Roughly contemporaneous with the Lewis and Clark Expedition, it was led by United States Army Lieutenant Zebulon Pike, Jr. who was promoted to captain during the trip. It was the first official American effort to explore the western Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains in present-day Colorado.
Detailed explanation-4: -The expedition aided the expansion of the fur trade. The expedition also strengthened U.S. claims to the Pacific. Another of the expedition’s objectives-diplomacy with Native Americans-was accomplished. The expedition held numerous councils with American Indians and promised trade with them.