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    Meriwether Lewis Suicide

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    One day in the future the truth will surface and the whole world will know what happened to Meriwether Lewis. Meriwether Lewis was a very famous man in history and will all ways be remembered for his courageous things he did in his life. And the expeditions that he and Clark went on as a team. Meriwether Lewis is still one of the most famous men in the world because no one knows what really happened to him. Historians will never be happy until the truth is uncovered and the whole world knows what really

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    Who Is Sacagawea Brave

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    Sacagawea and The expedition Sacagawea was a lady who was brave, and wasn’t scared to sacrifice her life to save other people from the expedition. She was a lady who was strong, and was a leader. First, Sacagawea shielded Lewis, and Clark during the time of the expedition. It says in paragraph four that “Sacagawea became an invaluable part of the expedition”. Sacagawea knowledge and courage saved a lot of lives that day on the day of the expedition. Lewis and Clark needed her help a lot

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    A day back in history Some information over Lewis and Clark's expedition, is that it was the first American expedition to travel the western part of the United States. Around 1803, after the Louisiana purchase, a captain and his friend were commissioned to explore the United States's untouched by white man's land. They had to keep journals and records of the things that they discovered and how to land was. Their goal was to say that the Americans have been there before the Britain and European

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    I. Exploring the West with Palliser A. Visitors (1850-1870) described the Northwest as “full of natives, no good for farming, no trees.” B. Many believed that “bareness equals barrenness.” (Because there were no trees the land was not good for crops.) C. John Palliser, a geographer and explorer, travelled out west in the 1860’s and loved it. D. He travelled back to England. The Royal Geographic Society of England sponsored Palliser and some men to test the soil. E. They travelled along the Saskatchewan

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    Howard's Monologue

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    What a rotten day, Howard thought to himself as the doctors held him in front of the woman, wrapping him in a blanket. Out of all the possible choices, I'm named Howard. The woman grabbed him from the doctors and hugged him tightly. Well, he thought uncertainly, At least I have a mother that loves me. As he grew up, Howard's mother did love him. But he never did get over having been named Howard. Take, for example, the second grade. He had been a fine young boy... Huh? You can't see the flashback

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    Did you know Sacagawea was a member of the Lewis and Clark Corps Discovery Expedition? Sacagawea was from the Shoshone Tribe , she was a famous explorer. She lived a very interesting life. As a child , she was captured by an enemy tribe called the Hidatsa Tribe. Since then , she was a slave for 2 years. As an adult , she was bought by Toussaint Charbonneau. She later on joined the Lewis and Clark Corps Discovery Expedition. Which she helped interpret with other Shoshone indians. Today you’ll be learning

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    Henry Ford (1863-1947), the founder of Ford Motor Company was an innovator and a visionary businessman. He was born in a moderate household to a farmer, William Ford and always had a flare for machines. He built his first vehicle, the Ford Quadricycle in 1896 and then went on to establish his own company, Ford Motor Company in 1903. He revolutionized the automobile industry by introducing the automobile, the luxury of the rich then, to the masses. He pioneered the moving assembly line for the mass

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    Henry Ford Essay

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    Henry Ford "It is doubtful if any mechanical invention in the history of the world has influenced in the same length of time the lives of so many people in an important way as the motor car." So writes an American historian, thinking of the automobile alone. But it does not stand-alone. It was the automobile factory that introduced mass production, a process that has changed the lineaments of our economic and social life more profoundly than any other single element in the recent history of

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    asking for $2,500 to fund an expedition to the Pacific Ocean. He hoped to establish trade with the Native American people of the West and find a water route to the Pacific. Jefferson also was fascinated by the prospect of what could be learned about the geography of the West, the lives and languages of the Native Americans, the plants and animals, the soil, the rocks, the weather, and how they differed from those in the East. President Jefferson 's choice to lead an expedition was Meriwether Lewis, his

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    and experienced outdoorsman, William Clark, to share command of this legendary expedition. The explorers marched to the unexpected challenges and experiences that laid within the unfamiliar land. Their contributions to the extraordinary expedition provided valuable information regarding the topography and ecology the Louisiana territory had to offer. Appointed for the Position The Lewis and Clark Expedition covered 8,000 miles (13,000km) and took three years to complete. In order to

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