Geography & Environment Flashcards
1
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Lewis & Clark Expedition
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Lewis and Clark were asked by Jefferson to learn abt. the New Land; Called themselves the Corps of Discovery; Goal was to map the land
2
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Sacagewea
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Traveled w/ Lewis & Clark as a translator and guide
3
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Zebulon Pike
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Sent to explore the American Southwest; went to find headwaters of Arkansas and Red River; investigate Spanish settlements w/ New Mexico
4
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Erie Canal
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Served as gateway to the west; provided cost efficient mode of transporting freight to west
5
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James Marshall
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Found gold near California
6
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California Gold Rush
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After Marshal found gold, an enormous migration to California occurred
7
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Consequences of the Gold Rush
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Americans drove foreigners from the mines are rivers, leading to atrocities including genocide.
