The Westwerd Expansion transformed our nation in many ways. Some of them are that it lead to new discoveries, more room for other people coming to America, and also it affected Native Americans and others who were already living where the Americans were taking over. The first thing that happened after America bought the land was an expedition. Jefferson, the president at the time, was a Science geek and he loved to discover new things. So he sent two men to go and discover what was out there, including the Northwest Passage. These two men were Meriwether Lewis and William Clark.
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