Keywords
William Clark, Lewis and Clark, Indian-white relations
Abstract
W hen William Clark was born on August 1,1770, the Virginia Colony encompassed a territory that stretched from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River, including all of what would become Kentucky and portions of West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana. When Clark was 17, the ratification of the U.S. Constitution created the United States of America. Five years later, Kentucky entered the union as the fifteenth state. The 1803 Louisiana Purchase effectively doubled the size of America. Clark was instrumental in exploring this new territory, negotiating with its original inhabitants, encouraging American settlement, and establishing his home in St. Louis where he lived the remainder of his life.
Original Publication Citation
Buckley, Jay H. “William Clark: Reflections on His Interactions with Family, Native Nations, and Landscapes.” We Proceeded On 39, no. 2 (May 2013): 25-34.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Buckley, Jay H., "“William Clark: Reflections on His Interactions with Family, Native Nations, and Landscapes.”" (2013). Faculty Publications. 7393.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/7393
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2013-5
Publisher
Lewis and Clark Trail Alliance
Language
English
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
History
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