Expeditions Quotes
Maury helped organize the Thomas Walker expeditions. These were precursors to the Jefferson organized Lewis and Clark expedition later.
Europe has had a tradition of communes—communities of like-minded people who wanted to live apart and differently from the majority of society. Most of the early communes were religious in nature—monasteries and abbeys being the most common example. The civil government–in this case the King of France—would grant the commune independent status and the residents would not have the duties (or get the benefits) of citizens at large. This particular commune began interacting with the major society and the commune offended others somehow. The King of France. Ended the commune at the request of both the church and civil authorities. However, it was reinstated later and today is a tourist attraction in Paris. The quote also gives us an idea of the military service requirements of the period as there is not a great deal of material about this period.
He chronicled the early Portuguese entry into South-East Asia in the sixteenth century. Siam became Thailand.
Jefferson had offered the command of the large expedition to General Clark, but instead was persuaded by him to send a smaller force headed by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark (no relation to the General.)
