Westward Expansion
The Captains Dog By:Roland Smith
The westward expansion was..............
Westward Expansion 1803-1861. In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson purchased the territory of Louisiana from the French government for $15 million. The Louisiana Purchase stretched from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from Canada to New Orleans, and it doubled the size of the United States. To Jefferson, westward expansion was the key to the nation’s health
Lewis and Clark Expedition
The Lewis and Clark trail is a route across the United States commemorating the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804-1806. It is part of the National Trails System of the United States of America. It extends for some 3,700 miles from Wood river,Illinois to Colombia River in Oregon.
Sacagawea
Sacagawea was a Lemhi Shoshone woman who accompanied the Lewis and Clark Expedition as an interpreter and guide during their exploration of the Western United States. With the expedition, she traveled thousands of miles from North Dakota to the Pacific Ocean between 1804 and 1806.
Lewis and Clark Trail
Lewis and Clark traveled to the west because Thomas Jefferson commissioned them to.Thomas jefferson wanted them to explore the west ,so they can find new discoveries such as plants, geography and animals to report back to him.
The Captains Dog
The Captains Dog is about an adopted dog going on a journey with the Lewis and Clark Tribe. It shows the obstacles he and his tribe faced and their ride along the country.
What kinds of obstacles did the pioneers face on their journey?
Some obstacles the pioneers (Lewis and Clark Tribe) were many animal attacks. Some animals were the mountain lion,wolves , buffalo stampedes and most dangerous bear attacks. Also mountain ranges delayed their trip and also there were many routes and they had trouble choosing which one to take.
Settlers in the west
About 500,000 emigrants took the Oregon,Mormon, and California trail between 1830-1870 in order to get to the west.
Westward Expansion - The Settlers