exploration Flashcards
(7 cards)
what year was the Lewis and Clark expedition?
significance?
1804
happened after the Louisiana purchase
how far did Lewis and Clark map?
significance?
4,000 miles, north west
people are more likely to move west with the knowledge of the land
what was Lewis and Clark’s profession?
significance?
they were trained soldiers
not useful for encouraging normal families to settle there, still seen as dangerous
what states did Lewis and Clark explore?
significance?
North and South Dakota
they only became states in 1889
who persuaded congress to fund Lewis and Clark’s expedition?
significance?
Jefferson
federal government involved in western expansion, was president at the time
where did Zebulon Pike explore?
significance?
to Santa Fe, across the Great Plains
went further than Lewis and Clark, giving the first detailed account of the Great Plains
who else explored the Great Plains?
significance?
Major Stephen Long
he discouraged westward expansion as he saw the Great plains as unsuitable for settlement, “A great desert”
