Going to be looking at the lewis and Clark Expedition and discussing some of the ramifications of this most important expedition. Some people have classified the lewis and Clark Expedition and compared it to the odyssey of the greek tragedies, just like the civil war is sometimes seen as americas iliad, of that great epic battle. This great voyage will be quite significant and important. A few years ago, the Atlantic Monthly did a survey of the top 100 most influential figures in American History and lewis and clark make the list at 70. What i find interesting is they are the only names on the entire list where they are listed together. So, it is almost like they are inseparable. And the smithsonian did one just five years ago on the 100 most significant americans, and Meriwether Lewis and William Clark once again made the list, and sacagawea also made the made it. This young teenage shoshone woman was considered one of the 100 most significant americans. So, there is an impression acr
Provided the video. Today we are looking at the lewis and Clark Expedition and discussing some of the ramifications of this most important expedition. Some people have classified the lewis and Clark Expedition and compared it to the odyssey of the greek tragedies, just like the civil war is sometimes seen , of thatas iliad great epic battle. This great voyage will be quite significant and important. A few years ago, the Atlantic Monthly did a survey of the top 100 most influential people in American History and lewis and clark make the list at 70. What i find interesting is they are the only names on the entire list listed together, so it is almost like they are inseparable. The smithsonian did one just five years ago on the 100 most significant americans, and clark oncelewis and again made the list, and sacagawea also made the list. This young teenage shoshone woman was considered one of the 100 most significant americans. There is an impression across the United States that the lewis
With support from our Comcast Cable partners this weekend we travel to lansing michigan. Coming up we will talk with authors base year as we first learn how the city was chosen as the state capital and then about 15 minutes the story of arby olds and the auto Company Founded in lansing and later we take a driving tour of the citys downtown. We begin our special feature as we hear about james turner and the founding of lansing. James turner was a pioneer. It wasnt until the state legislature designated this area that he came with these other folks and helped build the capital. He had a slightly more sensible approach, but we didnt do that. Wehad nothing here, there was no transportation. They had so much to build a castle city and that was the very interested and exciting and unique story oflansings beginning. The legislature established the state in about 1836, about a year before it became a state. They designated detroit as the capital but they were fearful that detroit could be easi
We hear about local tribes commercial interactions with Spanish Missions and fur traders and the items these groups exchanged, including livestock fabric and fur. This is an hour and 15 minutes. All right, todays lecture is going to pull together some of the topics that weve been exploring throughout the semester. The spanish colonization of north america, contributions of native american societies to development of the various colonies, manifest destiny and the american conquest of northern mexico. And the american wests role in the sectional crisis over slavery. Were going to examine them from a slightly different perspective. A few weeks ago we read about indian removal in the 19th century. And how it shaped and was shaped by the expansion of american democracy as well as the United States expanding cotton economy. In your readings, indian nations like the cherokees, for example, were clearly victimized by the United States government in the state of georgia as well as landhungry se
He is an author, and he will be the guest of the program to discuss the book. Watch the book that shaped america featuring narrative of the life of frederick douglass. Monday, live, and 9 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan. Cspan now, free mobile video app or online nc spin. Org. Be sure to scan the qr code to be listening to our companion podcast you can learn more about the authors of the books features. Good afternoon. Welcome back to class. Today we will be discussing the oregon country. Specifically the process by which the United States and Great Britain negotiated the boundaries between the u. S. And canada as we know them today. Starting in 1818, Great Britain and the United States agreed to a joint occupancy of the oregon country. That occupancy would last for the next three decades. By 1846 the two nations what sign a treaty that would establish the borders as we know them today. Lets walk to the three decades of history, talk about the interest that they nations had in the region. Yo