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How does Jefferson instruct Lewis and Clark to treat the Native Americans they meet?
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Jefferson's instruction to Lewis were:
(considering the Native Americans) "...You will therefore endeavor to make yourself acquainted, as far as diligent pursuit of your journey shall admit with the names of the nations & their numbers, the extent & limits of their possessions; their relations with other tribes or nations; their language, traditions, monuments, their ordinary occupations in agriculture, fishing, hunting, war, arts & the implements for these, their food, clothing, & domestic accommodations, the diseases prevalent among them, & the remedies they use, moral and physical circumstance which distinguish them from the tribes they know, particularities in their laws, customs & dispositions, and articles of commerce they may need or furnish & to what extent."
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Did Jefferson ans Lewis believe that Indians could participate fully and equally in American society If so how If not why not?
what were the native americans consistent with Lewis and clark observations about the shoshone
How did Native Americans react to Lewis and Clark?
Every tribe but the souix treated them nicley
Were the Native American tribes nice to the Lewis and Clark expedition?
Which Indian tribe their were several. The shoshone were nice because their current chief was Sacagawea's Brother.
Why were the British more successful than the americans at winning over native Americans in the West?
Because Clark's have many campaign's undermined British support in the west. Clark lost Fort sackville, surrendered to the british.
Who was the patriot militia leader convinced many native Americans to abandon their british allies leading to the recovery of the fort at vincennes Indiana?
George Rogers Clark
What was NOT a reason Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark on the expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory?
To conquer all Native Americans living on the land
Why were Lewis and Clark attacked by the Native Americans?
the native americans wanted their guns
Who were the leaders of the expedtion that thomas Jefferson sent to explore the west?
Merriwether Lewis and William Clark (they also had help from Sacagawea and other Native Americans) .
Did Jefferson ans Lewis believe that Indians could participate fully and equally in American society If so how If not why not?
what were the native americans consistent with Lewis and clark observations about the shoshone
What native Americans guide exsplored with Lewis and clark?
Sacagawea
How many Native Americans did Lewis and Clark see?
24
How did Lewis and Clark meet the Native Americans?
Some way
What did Lewis and clark learn about the west?
Lewis and Clark learned that not all native Americans are not mean.
What kinds of records were Lewis and clark instructed to keep and by whom were they instructed?
Lewis and Clark kept detailed records about the land, native Americans, weather, animals, plants, and the way the other men behaved. They were instructed by Thomas Jefferson to do so.
What problems did Lewis and Clark have when meeting the native Americans?
they did not speak there languages
What is a second reason President Thomas Jefferson authorized the Lewis and Clark expedition?
he wanted to know what it was like in what he just bought like what the plants were like what animals were there and what native americans lived there and if they were friendly
Which group of Native Americans did Lewis and Clark give stuff to?
the nez perce
