History of the United States I / Unit 8 USH1 1094 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Lewis and Clark
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The idea
Jefferson commissioned Lewis and Clark in eighteen oh four to find the commercial possibilities of the new land and, most importantly, potential trade routes.
In practice
The anchor noting that no one knew precisely what lay to the west.
Where people slip
Unit 11 covers the expedition itself. The purpose recorded here is commercial, not scientific.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
Unlocks
- Nothing yet depends on this.
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