William Clark and the Shaping of the West Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 01/04/2008 - 14:03
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Landon Y. Jones, vice president of the National Council for the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial, covers the life history of William Clark, including his life after the expedition, when he took part in the seizing of the West from Native Americans.

American West: Lewis and Clark Expedition Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 01/04/2008 - 14:03
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Author and performer Clay S. Jenkinson gives an in-character presentation of the life and explorations of Lewis Meriwether, focusing particularly on the Lewis and Clark Expedition. He follows the presentation with an in-character question-and-answer session.

Lewis and Clark Expedition: The Forgotten French Canadians Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 01/04/2008 - 14:03
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French-Canadian reporter Richard Hetu details the roles of French Canadians in the Louis and Clark Expedition. Hetu focuses particularly on Toussaint Charbonneau, husband of Sacagawea. The presentation includes slides.

The lecture's audio is also available for download as a mp3 file.

Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 01/25/2008 - 22:21
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This well-designed site presents the Nebraska edition of the Lewis and Clark journals, edited by Gary E. Moulton. The site provides the complete text of all the journals from the 1803–1806 expedition, as well as introductions, prefaces, and sources. The material is searchable by keyword and phrase.

There are 29 scholarly essays about the expedition. An image gallery offers 124 images of pages from the journals, 95 images of people and places, and 50 images of plants and animals encountered on the expedition. The maps section includes 12 explanatory maps and nine images of maps from the journals. Additionally, there are 27 audio excerpts of journal readings and eight video interviews with the editor of the project. The website stands as an outstanding resource for researching the history of the Lewis and Clark expedition.

Envisaging the West: Thomas Jefferson and the Roots of Lewis and Clark

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By the time Thomas Jefferson became the third President of the United States in 1801, interest in exploring the West had begun to shape U.S. policy. This chronological narrative traces Jefferson's life, participation in politics, and accumulation of scientific geographical knowledge from 1735 to 1804. There are four main sections: "The Jeffersons and Their Frontier Virginia Neighborhood," "From Colony to Commonwealth," "Science and Statecraft at Home and Abroad," and "Public Servant to the Early Republic."

This narrative is accompanied by an archive of 169 letters, statues, books, treaties, maps, and journals providing primary source insight into Jefferson's thoughts about the West and the Lewis and Clark expedition in particular. Three interactive maps from the 1700s, overlaid with historical data about cities, private dwellings, natural features, courthouses, and waterways, provide important insight into the geographic and social environment at the time.

Century of Lawmaking: Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1873 Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 04/14/2008 - 11:31
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This comprehensive set of Congressional documents covers the nation's founding through early Reconstruction. Materials are organized into four categories: Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention; Statutes and Documents; Journals of Congress; and Debates of Congress. The site provides descriptions of 16 types of documents, including bills and resolutions, American State Papers, the U.S. Serial Set, Journals of the Continental Congress, the Congressional Globe, and the Congressional Record.

A presentation addresses the making of the Constitution that introduced an 1834 compilation of Congressional debates and proceedings and a timeline presents American history as seen in Congressional documents. Special attention is directed to Revolutionary diplomatic correspondence, Indian land cessions, the Louisiana Purchase, the Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861–1865, the impeachment of Andrew Johnson, and the electoral college.

Territorial Expansion 1790-1861 Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 05/07/2010 - 14:24
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This animated presentation from The Map as History visualizes the growth of the U.S. as it acquired North American territory, from the Louisiana Purchase up to the Civil War.

The Lewis and Clark Expedition and the Making of American Imperialism Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 01/04/2008 - 14:04
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Professor William Wagner considers the actual significance of the Lewis and Clark Expedition to and in U.S. history. He seeks to remove the voyage from obscuring popular myths and into the realm of historical fact, while also looking at how popular understanding of the Expedition has changed over time.

Jefferson's "Empire" Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 01/04/2008 - 14:04
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Professors Sidney Milkis and Marc Landy look at Thomas Jefferson's presidency, focusing specifically on the Louisiana Purchase and his reasons for making the purchase.

To listen to this lecture, scroll to the Monday, July 12th, 7:30 pm-9:30 pm session; and select the corresponding RealAudio link to the left.

Louisiana Purchase Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 09/15/2008 - 16:04
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This iCue Mini-Documentary describes the delegation President Thomas Jefferson sent to France to purchase the city of New Orleans. Instead, the French government offered the entire Louisiana Territory.

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