During Meriwether Lewis and William Clarks ..... to the Pacific Ocean, they kept detailed records of the plant and animal life, the geography of the land, and the Native American tribes they met.

THOMAS JEFFERSON

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During Meriwether Lewis and William Clark’s ____ to the Pacific Ocean, they kept detailed records of the plant and animal life, the geography of the land, and the Native American tribes they met.

A	expedition
B	embargo
C	debt
D	credit

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The Corps hunted for food, mapped the Columbia River and explored the area, including Cape Disappointment. Lewis made a solo trip, then Captain Clark took a group to survey the coast, and camped near McKenzie Head. There for the first time, the Corps saw an immense blue ocean, the Pacific.

Detailed explanation-2: -may offer the most direct & practicable water communication across this continent for the purposes of commerce.” To this Jefferson added a long list of additional objectives. He wanted information on topography and climate, flora and fauna, and Indian ethnography and regional trade.

Detailed explanation-3: -They made hydrologic measurements (water level, temperature, and velocity) of many streams and rivers. Lewis and Clark recorded extensive observations related to biology, botany, ethnology, meteorology, phenology, and zoology as well as geomorphology and hydrology.

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