Looking the lewis and Clark Expedition and discussing some of the ramifications of this most important expedition. Some people have the lewis and Clark Expedition and compared it to the odyssey of the greek tragedies, just like the civil war. Some can sometimes seen as americas iliad of that great battle. And so this great voyage of the lewis and Clark Expedition be quite significant and, important. A few years ago, Atlantic Monthly did, a survey of the top 100 most influential figures in American History and and clark make the list at. And what i find interesting is theyre the only names on the entire list where theyre listed. So its almost like theyre inseparable. And and the smithsonian editor did one just five years ago on the most significant americans and Meriwether Lewis and, William Clark again made that list. And they were also hooked together. And sakaguchi, a, who accompanied the expedition, also made it so this young teenage woman was considered one of the 100 most signific
States, 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 would sign a treaty that established the borders as know them today. And so in class, lets walk through those three decades of history, talk about the different interests that the two nations had in the regions. Youll see the differences in approaches to colonization on the part of Great Britain and the united all building up to the resolution of the oregon boundary. All right. Lets step back a little bit and lets begin with general process, by which the United States established itself as a nation and asserted control over borders. There are two broad factors at play here. When we. Territorial acquisition by the United States the first the United States needed dispossess the indigenous of the continent and extinguish their claims their land. Now this manifests federa
Oregon boundary and the process by the United States and Great Britain negotiated the boundaries between the United States, 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 would sign a treaty that established the borders as know them today. And so in class, lets walk through those three decades of history, talk about the different interests that the two nations had in the regions. Youll see the differences in approaches to colonization on the part of Great Britain and the united all building up to the resolution of the oregon boundary. All right. Lets step back a little bit and lets begin with general process, by which the United States established itself as a nation and asserted control over borders. There are two broad factors at play here. When we. Territorial acquisition by the United States the first the United States
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
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 would sign a treaty that established the borders as know them today. And so in class, lets walk through those three decades of history, talk about the different interests that the two nations had in the regions. Youll see the differences in approaches to colonization on the part of Great Britain and the united all building up to the resolution of the oregon boundary. All right. Lets step back a little bit and lets begin with general process, by which the United States established itself as a nation and asserted control over borders. There are two broad factors at play here. When we. Territorial acquisition by the United States the first the United States needed dispossess the indigenous of the continent and extinguish their claims their land. Now this manifests federal indian policy and the removal of native peoples t