Jeffersons Message to Congress (1803), assignment help

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Read Chapters 7-8 and the information included in Jefferson’s Message to Congress (1803) (http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=17&page=transcript). Once all reading is complete, respond to the following items:

  • Thomas
    Jefferson wrote this secret message to Congress about the Lewis &
    Clark expedition in 1803; what does it tell us about Jefferson’s views
    of westward expansion and Native Americans?
  • What solutions does Jefferson propose to the friction between the fledgling republic and the Indian tribes of the West?
  • What arguments does he use to explain the Lewis & Clark expedition?

You
are required to submit an initial posting (200 words minimum) that
addresses the items above. You are also expected to respond to the
posting of at least one other student (100 words minimum). Your response
should address why you agree/disagree with their posting.