Lewis and Clark, led an expedition to survey the land West of the Mississippi, request of President Thomas
Jefferson. The land that they were exploring was known as Louisiana Territory, that had been purchased from France in
1803. Lewis, Clark and the rest of their expedition began their journey
near St. Louis, Missouri, in May 1804. This group—often called the Corps
of Discovery by historians—faced nearly every obstacle and hardship imaginable on their trip.
The major downfall of the Articles of Confederation was simply weakness. The federal government, under the Articles, was too weak to enforce their laws and therefore had no power. The Continental Congress had borrowed money to fight the Revolutionary War and could not repay their debts.
During the eight years between Iraq's formal declaration of war on September 22, 1980, and Iran's acceptance of a cease-fire with effect on July 20, 1988, at the very least half a million and possibly twice as many troops were killed on both sides, at least half a million became permanent invalids, some 228 billion
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