<span>The expansion brought up the issue of slavery, which divided both the North and the South. The North had industrialized itself, creating less of a need for slavery, and they for the most part were against slavery. The South still used slaves for their plantations, and they wanted to keep slavery to reap profits. The Supreme Court tried to absolve the issue of slavery in Dred Scott vs. Sandford, but this only angered the North more. This issue was one that eventually led towards the Civil War.</span>
Under the President of Thomas Jefferson, Lewis and Clark began a journey from North frontier towards the western region of the US to explore the geographic features of the landscape and the people who inhabited those regions.
The expedition was significant as they discovered more than hundred specimen of biological plant life and animal kinds. They were welcomed and befriended by many native nevertheless a few had shown their unfriendliness towards them.
Their mission was to re-establish trade and business routes to India to declare American dominion.
It would be cattle ranching
