historical selections

Initial Post:

In preparation for the initial post, consider two (2)?of the historical selections below: 

The Lewis and Clark Expedition 

The Missouri Compromise 

Independence of Texas 

Mexican War of 1846–1848 

• The California Gold Rush 
• Then, in one (1) to two (2) paragraphs, address one (1) of the following:  
• Which of your two selections do you consider most impactful on Westward Expansion during 1800–1848? Explain why. 
• Analyze the effects of the ideology of Manifest Destiny on the two historical events that you chose from the list above.
• Use your own words. Use 2 scholarly sources. APA format. Cited.

Reply Post:

The two historical selections I chose this week are the Lewis and Clark Expedition and The Missouri Compromise. Both selections were impactful to the Western Expansion during 1800-1848.

    In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark out to explore the western lands, including the Louisiana purchase. They traveled from St. Louis, MO to the pacific coast. During their travels, they interacted with Native Americans tribes in attempt to establish trades (Corbett, 2023).

•     The Missouri compromise was an agreement passed in 1820 to address slavery in Western territories (Iber, 2003). Missouri remained a slave state and Maine a free state. The goal was to maintain a balance of free and slave states and to establish a line where slavery would be permitted. 
•     I would consider the Lewis and Clark Expedition more impactful on Western Expansion because this journey that Lewis and Clark took was specifically to explore the western lands. The expedition lasted two years, in which the men explored the lands, found routes along the land, discovered plants and animals upon the lands and met with Native Americans and offered trades with them. This expedition gave a great deal of valuable information to lay the foundation of the Western Expansion.