https://padlet.com/arjunnair163/9mn55hnlpc83ljgk US History en-us 2021-01-08 01:59:25 UTC 2025-12-03 18:43:43 UTC hello@padlet.com arjunnair163 https://padlet.com/arjunnair163/9mn55hnlpc83ljgk/wish/1065796591 TJ is the first Democratic-Republican president also the 3rd president. He wrote the D of I as one of the founding fathers and is from Virginia ]]> 2021-01-08 02:02:05 UTC https://padlet.com/arjunnair163/9mn55hnlpc83ljgk/wish/1065796591 arjunnair163 https://padlet.com/arjunnair163/9mn55hnlpc83ljgk/wish/1065800797 Jefferson believed in a free government which is not touched by the government. In 1800 Spain gave the Louisiana Territory to France. In 1803 TJ sent James Monroe and Rovet livingston to purchase New Orleans. Later Napoleon  leader of France signed a treaty. THe US got the territory for 15 millions ]]> 2021-01-08 02:04:33 UTC https://padlet.com/arjunnair163/9mn55hnlpc83ljgk/wish/1065800797 arjunnair163 https://padlet.com/arjunnair163/9mn55hnlpc83ljgk/wish/1065818716 As the wars continued in Europe they continued to steal American cargo. To protect US TJ drafted the Embargo act which stopped trades with foreign countries which hurt the economy and the merchants which led to a failed economy ]]> 2021-01-08 02:14:23 UTC https://padlet.com/arjunnair163/9mn55hnlpc83ljgk/wish/1065818716 arjunnair163 https://padlet.com/arjunnair163/9mn55hnlpc83ljgk/wish/1065847076 Lewis was born in Virginia in 1774 he spent his early childhood in Georgia and returned to Virginia for education. He graduated in 1793 and joined the militia. Clark was born in Virginia 1770. HIs family moved to kentucky when he was 15 and at 19 he joined the militia and served with Lewis.]]> 2021-01-08 02:31:10 UTC https://padlet.com/arjunnair163/9mn55hnlpc83ljgk/wish/1065847076 arjunnair163 https://padlet.com/arjunnair163/9mn55hnlpc83ljgk/wish/1065864594 During the French and Indian war France surrendered Louisiana to Spain and its reaming lands to Great Britain.Spain’s acquisition didn’t have a major impact since it still allowed the United States to travel the Mississippi  River and use New Orleans  as a trade port . Later Napoleon became leader and wanted to take back its territory. In 1802 Spain gave back its land to France and President Jefferson and James Monroe negotiated to purchase the territory for 15 million  ]]> 2021-01-08 02:42:11 UTC https://padlet.com/arjunnair163/9mn55hnlpc83ljgk/wish/1065864594 arjunnair163 https://padlet.com/arjunnair163/9mn55hnlpc83ljgk/wish/1065875119 Lewis knew exploring the territory was no small task and started preparing. He studied medicine, botany, astronomy and zoology and scrutinized existing maps and journals of the region . On July 5, 1804, Lewis visited the arsenal at Harper's Ferry to obtain munition. He rode down the Ohio river to meet up with Clark.]]> 2021-01-08 02:49:09 UTC https://padlet.com/arjunnair163/9mn55hnlpc83ljgk/wish/1065875119 arjunnair163 https://padlet.com/arjunnair163/9mn55hnlpc83ljgk/wish/1065904346 The Corps encountered around 50 Native American tribes including the Shoshone, the Mandan, the Minitari, the Blackfeet, the Chinook and the Sioux.,  They also told the Indians that America owned their land and offered military protection in exchange for peace.
Some Indians had met “white men” before and were friendly and open to trade. Others were wary of Lewis and Clark and their intentions and were openly hostile, though seldom violent.

]]> 2021-01-08 03:08:43 UTC https://padlet.com/arjunnair163/9mn55hnlpc83ljgk/wish/1065904346 arjunnair163 https://padlet.com/arjunnair163/9mn55hnlpc83ljgk/wish/1065909577 While at Fort Mandan, Lewis and Clark met French-Canadian trapper Toussaint Charbonneau and hired him as an interpreter. They allowed his pregnant  Shoshone Indian wife, Sacagawea , to join him on the expedition. Sacagawea had been kidnapped by Hidatsa Indians at age 12 and then sold to Charbonneau. Lewis and Clark hoped she could help them communicate with any Shoshone they’d encounter on their journey.She became an invaluable and respected asset for Lewis and Clark.

]]> 2021-01-08 03:11:59 UTC https://padlet.com/arjunnair163/9mn55hnlpc83ljgk/wish/1065909577 arjunnair163 https://padlet.com/arjunnair163/9mn55hnlpc83ljgk/wish/1065915400 Lewis and Clark returned to Washington, D.C., in the fall of 1806 and shared their experiences with President Jefferson.Both Lewis and Clark received double pay and 1,600 acres of land for their efforts. Lewis was made Governor of the Louisiana Territory and Clark was appointed Brigadier General of Militia for Louisiana Territory and a federal Indian Agent.Clark remained well-respected and lived a successful life. Lewis, however, was not an effective governor and drank too much. He never married or had children and died in 1809 of two gunshot wounds, possibly self-inflicted. A few years later, Sacagawea died, and Clark became her children’s guardian.

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