Week #8

Lewis and Clark set out on a journey that most people believed was a death sentence. Very few people believed that the two men would accomplish their goal to make it to the Pacific Ocean and discover what the West had to offer.

During their voyage, Lewis and Clark encountered many different species and American Indian Tribes. I believe that Lewis and Clark did many trades with the Indians and during those trades discovered different foods and herbs that were not known in the east. So I feel that a lot of the food and herbs, that benefited America in the 1800s and today, mostly came from trades with the American Indian Tribes, but also from the Indians teaching them how to use the herbs and how to hunt for their food. I also believe that Sacagewa might of brought knowledge of different species and food to the men during the expedition, since she did live in the west part of the United States.  Even though I still do believe that they could of found a lot of new foods during the trip by taking chances and eating animals they have never encountered before in the east, like salmon.

Week #7

When it comes to the coffeehouses now, Front Room Coffee House in Baker, to the coffeehouses at Colonial Williamsburg in Jefferson's time, I feel there are many differences and similarities between the two.

The Front Room Coffee House is a modern coffee house that will provide coffee and espresso drinks instantly, where as coffee was only offered and took longer to make. The Front Room will also provide a range of other drinks, such as caramel lattas, espresso con panna ,etc. At Front Room you will see many people doing homework, reading, chatting with friends, or going over a group project with your classmates. The similarity that stems between these two coffee houses is it is a gathering place to meet people or a place to relax on your own and a difference is in the making and variety of drinks.