He later served as the president of the USA
One of the main goals of the Farmers' Alliance was to obtain cheaper land, since some of the laws that had been in place since prior to the Civil War were still keeping farmers from enjoying cheap land.
What I can infer from what Lewis and Clark saw when moving west from the Mississippi river is that the landscape along the river changed drasticallly. The forest receded, replaced first by the high prairie and then the shorter grass of the high plains. The temperatures became colder and as they continued their expedition by the river they realized that there was no water route to the pacific ocean, just more mountains.
A Mecca in Saudi Arabia I believe?
