HIST 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Appendicitis, John Colter, Cotton Gin
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Jefferson won over a lot of moderate federalists to rep party. British start seizing american ships in 1805 and they are also impressing american sailors into their navy. 1806 congress passes nonimportation act to boycott british products. Embargo act of 1807 is an end to exports from u. s. to britain. Successor of jefferson is james madison in 1808 in spite of bad economy. May 1804- september 1806 l and c travel up missouri river, cross rockies, come to. Their journey was a federal undertaking conducted with military precision and detail. They build a place called fort mandan and push on in the spring bringing sacagawea with them. L and c came across many hostile tribes but sacagawea helped with her baby and she found her family. Only had one death bc of appendicitis. Hunter on the l and c expedition and gets permission to lead part of the expedition. Eli whitney comes along with cotton gin.
