How did Lewis and Clark pass\nthe Missouri Falls in 1804?
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These websites should give you the information you need.  Good luck with whatever your project is.
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Finally a great question but difficult to answer the pass is now a different size and is a major tourist draw.  Here is one of the earliest descriptions of size:  "At the time, the mountain pass of Thermopylae consisted of a pass so narrow that two chariots could barely move abreast—on the western side of the pass stood the sheer side of the mountain, while the east side was the sea. Along the path was a series of three «gates», and at the center gate a short wall that had been erected by the Phocians in the previous century to aid in their defense against Thessalian invasions". \n\n\nGod Bless You and The Southern People
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George Rogers Clark. He was the great hero of the West. He led a ragged group of frontier militia, funded in large part from his own purse, and with it, in 1778–1779, drove the British from three key forts in the Illinois country and secured the vast lands beyond the mountains for the young United States.
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do you know the river Colorado? that was the river that washed away all the rock there and literally dug a deep canyon after eroding for millions and millions of years . even know if you travel till the bottom of the canyon you will see the tiny river Colorado rushing through . but i am not to sure if you are allowed to go . when i went there we were not . have fun there . its magnificent !
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"On 10 August 1846, the United States Congress passed the legislation (9 Stat. 102) founding the Smithsonian Institution as an establishment dedicated to the "increase and diffusion of knowledge," and President James K. Polk signed it into law the same day. "\n\nThere's a lot of good history on the Smithsonian's official website at http://siarchives.si.edu/history/main_generalhistory.html
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The Lewis and Clark expedition (1804–1806) was the first United States overland expedition to the Pacific coast and back, led by Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark, of the US Army.
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Background\n\nThomas Jefferson had long thought about such an expedition. While Minister to France from 1785-1789, Jefferson had heard of numerous plans to better explore the Pacific Northwest. In 1785, Jefferson learned that King Louis XVI of France planned to send a mission there, reportedly as a mere scientific expedition. Jefferson found that doubtful, and evidence provided by John Paul Jones confirmed these doubts. In either event, the mission was destroyed by bad weather after leaving Botany Bay in 1788. In 1786 John Ledyard, who had sailed with Captain James Cook to the Pacific Northwest, told Jefferson that he planned to walk across Siberia, ride a Russian fur-trade vessel to cross the ocean, and then walk all the way to the American capitol. Since Ledyard was an American, Jefferson hoped him success. Ledyard had made it as far as Siberia when Czarina Catherine the Great had him arrested and deported back to Poland. [1]\n\nIn a message to Congress, Jefferson wrote[2]\n\n    The river Missouri, and Indians inhabiting it, are not as well known as rendered desirable by their connection with the Mississippi, and consequently with us. ... An intelligent officer, with ten or twelve chosen men ... might explore the whole line, even to the Western Ocean ...\n\nIn a letter dated June 20, 1803, Jefferson wrote to Lewis[3]\n\n    The object of your mission is to explore the Missouri river, and such principal stream of it as by its course and communication with the waters of the Pacific ocean whether the Columbia, Oregon, Colorado or any other river may offer the most direct and practicable water communication across this continent for the purposes of commerce.\n\nLouisiana Purchase and a western expedition\nThe famous map of Lewis and Clark's expedition. It changed mapping of northwest America by providing the first accurate depiction of the relationship of the sources of the Columbia and Missouri rivers, and the Rocky Mountains.\n\nThe famous map of Lewis and Clark's expedition. It changed mapping of northwest America by providing the first accurate depiction of the relationship of the sources of the Columbia and Missouri rivers, and the Rocky Mountains.\n\nIn 1803, the Louisiana Purchase sparked interest in expansion to the west coast. A few weeks after the purchase, President Jefferson, an advocate of western expansion, had the Congress appropriate $2,500, "to send intelligent officers with ten or twelve men, to explore even to the Western ocean". They were to study the Indian tribes, botany, geology, Western terrain and wildlife in the region, as well as evaluate the potential interference of British and French Canadian hunters and trappers who were already well established in the area. The expedition was not the first to cross North America but was roughly a decade after the expedition of Alexander MacKenzie, the first European to cross north of Mexico (almost) to the Pacific Ocean, in 1793.\n\nJefferson selected Captain Meriwether Lewis to lead the expedition, afterwards known as the Corps of Discovery; Lewis selected William Clark as his partner. Because of bureaucratic delays in the U.S. Army, Clark officially only held the rank of Second Lieutenant at the time, but Lewis concealed this from the men and shared the leadership of the expedition, always referring to Clark as "Captain"[1].\n\nJourney\n\n    See also: Timeline of the Lewis and Clark Expedition\n\nMeriwether Lewis and William Clark meeting at the falls of the Ohio River; statue at the Falls of the Ohio State Park in Clarksville, Indiana (across from Louisville)\nEnlarge\nMeriwether Lewis and William Clark meeting at the falls of the Ohio River; statue at the Falls of the Ohio State Park in Clarksville, Indiana (across from Louisville)\n\nClark made most of the preparations, by way of letters to Jefferson. He brought two large buckets and five smaller buckets of salt, a ton of dried pork, and medicines.\n\nThe group, initially consist
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ever hear of the Lewis and Clark Expedition? You should have learned this in school in at least middle school.
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well I'll try to answer this to the best of my ability, for all i know in history  Th Jefferson was almost captured by the British troops in Virginia as Governor he ran in to the wood for cover and wheat her or not if Monticello was taken over by British troops  maybe but i do know the confederate solders took  over the house during the civil war. and it layd empty for 10 to 15 yr  falling in to decay until 1832 when the house was bought by the Levy or levy family\nbut to relay fined the answer your looking for go to the United States Library of Congress web sight  for your answer.\ngood luck
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1857   Mrs. Emerson(his owner) remarries. Since her new husband opposes slavery, she returns Dred Scott and his family to the Blow family. The Blows give the Scotts their freedom. \n1858   Dred Scott dies of tuberculosis and is buried in St. Louis.
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The mountains made it hard to expand westward and build the railroads.\n\nThe rivers and natural resources made it easy to make metals and become industrial.
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Back then, water travel was the normal thing.  So Washington fought lots of battles on rivers.  The most famous was the Battle of Trenton, when Washington snuck his troops across the Delaware River from Pennsylvania to New Jersey, and surprised the Hessian troops in Trenton.  They were half-drunk from Christmas celebrations.  There is a famous painting called "Washington Crossing the Delaware."\n\nAnother big battle on a river was the battle of Washington Heights (NY).  Early in the Revolution, the British nearly captured both Washington and mot of his army in a battle in New York City. Washington managed to escape.\n\nThere are lots of others.
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An Excerpt from Troy Taylor's Book HAUNTED ST. LOUIS THE DEATH OF MERIWETHER LEWIS\nDid the Famed Explorer Die by His Own \nHand -- or Was He Murdered?\n \nMYSTERIOUS DEATH OF MERIWETHER LEWIS \nIn September 1806, the Lewis and Clark Expedition returned to St. Louis after an absence of two years and four months. The men had crossed more than 6,000 miles of wilderness and arrived in the city to much celebration. The welcoming festivities were even more joyous than the ones that had marked their departure. The adventurers of the expedition crew were mustered out and Lewis departed for Washington, followed by Clark a short time later. \n\nLewis was welcomed into the home of President Jefferson and managed to obtain both extra money and land grants for his men. He was also appointed as Governor of the Louisiana Territory, with Clark serving as the region’s Indian agent and being promoted to the rank of Brigadier General. Clark was the first to depart for St. Louis and there, the general married and moved into a new home. He invited Lewis to stay with he and his family but the governor refused, not wanting to impose on the Clark’s. Instead, he moved in with Auguste Chouteau and took over his duties as governor. He soon found much to dislike about the office, such as sitting behind a desk all day long and dealing with politicians, which he despised. There were abuses with the fur trade and problems with land titles, all of which were brought to Lewis. \n \nMeriwether Lewis\n \n\nIn spite of this, he seemed to be the man for the job. He was well acquainted with the Louisiana Territory, an experienced military officer and popular in the city. The closest post office at that time was in Illinois and it took weeks for mail to reach the city. With that in mind, he opened the city’s first post office and encouraged newspaper publishers to open in St. Louis as well. This news was met with enthusiasm, but Lewis’ early initiatives would not last. \n\nIn order to keep the peace and intimidate the Indians, he demanded more money and troops than Washington could afford to send him. War seemed to be coming with England once again, as British ships were seizing sailors on the high seas. Lewis also became involved in several local quarrels and made an enemy of his subordinate, Frederick Bates. A heated argument at a ball one night resulted in Bates humiliating Lewis in public. The furious governor sent Clark to invite Bates to a private meeting. Clark refused to go, convinced that the two men would end up involved in a duel if he did. Bates soon became the governor’s tormentor, spreading rumors about Lewis and reporting the mistakes that he made to men in Washington. \n\nLewis’ administration began to fail and as it did, his personal life began to deteriorate as well. Land speculating drained his finances. He became careless about his clothing and his appearance. He began to drink too much, complaining that he was unable to sleep unless he took laudanum. To make matters worse, Thomas Jefferson left the presidency and a new administration took over in Washington. Vouchers that Lewis had signed for medicine for the Indians had been returned unpaid and he went deeper into debt by paying for the bills out of his own pocket. He raved and fumed and wrote angry letters to Washington, becoming so ill with worry that he was confined to his bed. He feared that his loyalty was being questioned and that he was being accused of treason. He wrote letters, vowing that he would not try and separate the Louisiana Territory from the United States and become a traitor. \n\nSuch a fear is not as strange as it sounds. Lewis’ predecessor had been General James Wilkinson. Although barely remembered today, Wilkinson was famous in his time. Born in Maryland, he had reached the rank of commanding general during the American Revolution. After the war, he sought to make his fortune on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers and in 1789, became the paid agent for Sp
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Last Five Terms in Office : Governor of Missouri -\n\nIn 1992, Democrat Mel Carnahan was elected governor; he won reelection in 1996. After Gov. Carnahan died in a plane crash in Oct., 2000, Lt. Gov. Roger B. Wilson succeeded him. In November, Democrat Bob Holden was elected to the office. Republican Matt Blunt won the governorship in 2004.
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here are a few links for you to look at:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_and_Clark
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Hmmm.. So why start with 1803? I could give you the answer, but instead here is... http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/maps/louisianapurchase/\nWhat was ONE of the huge events that literally forced people west in that time period? http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/californiagoldrush.htm\nWhy in the holy heck would your computer pick this period? http://www.snowcrest.net/jmike/westexp.html\n\nThis is a DEEP thinker, and deservedly so.  It's almost a "what if"... What if gold had not been discovered?  What if Napoleon had not needed cash and the French still ownedmost of what we call the United States?  What if we hadn't wiped out most of the natives between KC and LA?  What if... read and think  a little and form some opinions, and ask yourself... What if?\n\nRegardless, stay away from the Wiki-answers on this one.   This is about YOUR thinking.  You're going to get graded on YOUR answer.  Be careful about just copying something in.  It's an online test, and you're online (they know this, man!).  Shape an answer and an opinion based on your findings... \n\n I like this test!
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I wouldn't say they discovered these but they did encounter the Mississippi River, Missouri River, Columbia River, Pacific Ocean (I think the Great Salt Lake).  Land Masses?  Oregon, Colorado, Missouri, I don't know what you mean by land masses: North America?  They were looking for the Northwest Passage: a waterway from the east coast to the west coast but alas they had to travel on some land.