America's Westward Expansion

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The paper relates the events that in the end led to the US seizing control over territories west of the Mississippi. The paper explains how these events reflected national policies and includes the implications of the Lewis and Clark expedition.

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"The core event that ultimately led to the US claiming control over territories west of the Mississippi was the Louisiana Purchase. The Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery literally opened the continent to the entire republic partly because it was so well documented. It is important to note that Lewis and Clark relied on the services of Native Americans as guides and especially Sacagawea, the woman who translated for them with various tribes through the Missouri and toward the northwest of the Purchase Norton."

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