Westward Expansion in the United States

A collection chronicling some of the most significant chapters of westward expansion in the United States. 

Lewis and Clark Expedition Part 2
Episode 2

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Part 2 of the Lewis and Clark Expedition outlines the early days of the journey west: breaches of conduct, the death of Sergeant Charles Floyd, documenting never-before-seen animals and plants...
Lewis and Clark Expedition Part 1
Episode 1

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Part 1 of the Lewis and Clark Expedition outlines Americans' desire to explore the then unknown west of the early 1800's. President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from France in...