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.
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Economic failures and years of warfare, the Chernobyl disaster, perestroika glasnost and Mikhail Gorbachev all of these factors contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union or USSR in the year 1991. Some of these incidents had a direct impact on the breaking of USSR into several countries, while others had a direct role.
Because it allowed them to not only water their crops during the planting season,but also allowed them to take their crops to market in New Orleans and sell them