Personal Narrative: The Clark Expedition

The day I believed was the beginning of a new opportunity in becoming the man I’ve always wanted to become was really the begging of failure, starvation, and depression. I decided to leave England because of my economic problems I was facing due to the population boost, their was a lot more people and fewer jobs to go around. Even though I was still working to make a profit for the Virginia Company of London I had hope of raising a family here. Our Caption Christopher Newport had us explore the coast of Virginia before landing in Jamestown. On May 13, after two weeks of exploration, the ships arrived at a site on the James River selected for its deep water anchorage and good defensive position. The passengers came ashore the next day, and work

In 1800 Thomas Jefferson was elected president. With the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, Jefferson had the vision of the United States growing from sea to sea. However, it was unknown what was out there. Jefferson planned an exploratory expedition and called upon Meriwether Lewis to lead it. Jefferson was very interested in what was in the west lands. Much was involved in the carrying out of this expedition; the preparations for this trip, what happened during their long journey west, and the return home. This expedition was very important in the development of the United States.

In 1804 I was asked by Thomas Jefferson to go to our newly purchase the Louisiana territory. I left in 1804 with Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to find a northwest passage and tell the Native Americans that we own the newly purchased Louisiana territory. Lewis, Clark, and I also found many new plants and animal life. After we discovered that there was not a northwest passage we started going back home. This expedition was very long it took us 2 years and 4 months.

The exploration of Lewis and Clark into the Louisiana Purchase had a great impact on the United States. During the exploration, they encountered Native American tribes, who exchanged items with them, and new species of plants and animals.

Personal narratives are often written when the author feels compelled to tell their story, usually they write them about a significant event. Going back to Columbus, the early explorers and settlers took to writing personal narratives to tell their story of what they found in the New World. The New World has a geography that is unique to each area. One thing all of the early explorers and settlers to the new world had in common was that they all had to deal with the Indians. In each area there are differnat tribes of Indians, it is for that reason the personal narratives written by the explorers and settellers are different from each other. The result of which meant that all of them had different experiences to write about in the

One summer my parents informed my brother Ben and I we were going on a trip to Yellowstone National Park. I had never been so excited for anything in my life. I had a passion and love for nature, and being that Yellowstone had some of the most beautiful and interesting geological features on Earth, I knew I would have a blast. They said we would be going in a few weeks, and I literally couldn’t wait. I kept asking questions upon questions, and finally, my dad just got annoyed. “Go research it, Juliette.” He said. “The internet will know more than I do.” I took his advice and went to research Yellowstone.

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, risked their lives to bring back precious information of the pacific northwest of the United States. Their accomplishments of surviving the trek and delivering the data to the U.S. government changed the course of history. Even though the Louisiana purchase was big for America today, there were many dangers and hardships Lewis and Clark faced.

The year of 1803 significantly changed our nation eternally. It stunned many people. In no way, shape or form, did we ever believe that our nation would expand so rapidly. What started with the small purchase of New Orleans led into the substantial purchase of the Louisiana Territory. This was a purchase that will make Thomas Jefferson a man to be remembered. Although, he wasn’t the only man who impacted the United States during this time period. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark are the two men that are greatly known for their expedition across the Louisiana Territory. These two subjects, the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition, altered our nation immeasurably.

When people are on winter break, most want to go out and play in the snow, but who knew that the snow could be one's worst nightmare when stubbornness comes into play. Most people go out on an enjoyable snow-white day to sled down snowy hills and fling semi-hard snowballs at each other. No one would think that maybe sledding down the snowy hills could be so dangerous when they are having fun, and trying to show off. I certainly did not think that it was dangerous, but boy was I so wrong. Normally being a Los Angeles girl, going up to Big Bear is such an amazing experience, because down in the Los Angeles region it does not snow at all. However, I was not ready to face what was slowly going to change me in the mountains of California.

The president and congress authorized for army officers Meriwether Lewis, Jefferson’s personal secretary, and William Clark, to head an expedition. Lewis and Clark would need a guide, someone who knew the lands and one who could bring them home safely.

The Louisiana purchase was successful for the Lewis and Clark expedition. It is understandable that many of you may not think so and thought it to be pointless. This journey took 2 and half years and we showed no signs of returning but we did. I can assure you this journey wasn’t pointless, it was hard, yes, but we discovered many things along the way that could possibly change the course of history for future generations.

It goes without saying that the legacy of Thomas Jefferson as President has been an intellectually consistent one throughout American History. Of his many accomplishments- from being the primary drafter of the Declaration of Independence, to being a man of enlightenment- Jefferson's impressive guidance of foreign diplomacy resulting in the Louisiana Purchase was one of the most iconic events throughout the first administration of his presidency. Since Thomas Jefferson upheld the agrarian ideal, he had desired to expand the United States; and with the purchase of the Louisiana territory, not only did the expansion nearly double the amount of United States territory , but it further established his vision of a “New Empire of Liberty.” More importantly, after the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, this led Jefferson to commission the iconic expedition of the American West, the Corps of Discovery, commonly popularized throughout American lore as the Expedition of Lewis and Clark.

The Lewis and Clark Expedition during the 1800’s was a trip that impacted America greatly. In 1803, the United States was twenty-seven years old. Thomas Jefferson, the president at the time, was a people type of guy. He was one of the most important presidents that we have ever had. Thomas Jefferson is known for many things such as the Louisiana Purchase, which was a purchase of land for 15 million dollars from France in 1803. Thomas Jefferson purchase also increased the size of America to nearly double of the land we originally had, but with all this land we needed a brave, intelligent strong leader to go discover the new land that we have. Jefferson then asked his secretary, Meriwether

In the early 1800s, little was known about the land west of the Mississippi. So when Thomas Jefferson made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, he really didn’t know what he had just bought. From 1801 to 1809 Thomas Jefferson was president. America had only been an independent country for 30 years, so there was still a lot to know about the American land. The Lewis and Clark expedition was important to the United States of America because of the way it began, the important discoveries they made along the way, and the impact it had on the American people when they returned.

My heart was thumping heavily, as the bus took a turn towards the mountains. I didn’t know why I had agreed, but it was too late to turn back.