UGS 303 Lecture 6: Interpreting the past: The legacy of Lewis and Clark
8 Feb 2019
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Interpreting the past: the legacy of lewis and clark. After thomas jefferson acquired the territory west of mississippi as french leader napoleon. They were tasked to document the vast, unexplored area between the mississippi river and the. Rocky mountains and thus locate the northwest passage. The passage was the significant part of the journey as it linked the pacific and the atlantic oceans and opened trade with the orient (pbs). The expedition had major contributors, in such a degree that without their presence, the expedition would have been a major disaster. Sacagawea helped the lewis and clark orient their exploration. She, belonging to the native-american family, knew the terrain more than any other member in expedition. The ideological value of her being in the group surpassed any other benefit she can offer. Her presence served to defuse the tensions between the explorers and the native americans.
