WHY DID PEOPLE MOVE WEST?

$15 millionThat’s 4 cents an acre

Effects of Westward Expansion

“I have heard you intend to settle us on a reservation near the mountains. I don’t want to settle…A long time ago this land belonged to our fathers, but when I go up to the river I see camps of soldiers …These soldiers cut down my timber, they kill my buffalo, and when I see that, my heart feels like bursting.” – Satanta, Kiowa Chief, 1876

PART II

Play National Geographic, Lewis and Clark Trailer

York: Clark’s slave; his hunting and fishing made him a valuable member of the expedition

Seaman: Lewis’ Newfoundland

SacagaweaShoshone kidnapped at age 12 by the Hidatsa tribe and sold to Toussaint Charbonneau as his slave and wife.Lewis and Clark needed a translator and navigator. That is where Charbonneau and Sacagawea came in handy.

Her Baby

On February 11, 1805, Sacagawea gave birth to her only son. His name was Jean-Baptiste

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