MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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A group of Native American explorers that were trying to reach the rocky mountains.
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An adventure that took place in 1984 that Lewis and Clark led.
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An group of explorers that were trying to explore the Louisiana territory.
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An expedition led by Louis and Clark. The expedition was exploring the Mississippi River.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–06) was a U.S. military expedition, led by Captain Meriwether Lewis and Lieutenant William Clark, to explore the Louisiana Purchase and the Pacific Northwest. The expedition was a major chapter in the history of American exploration.
Detailed explanation-2: -Jefferson wanted to plan an expedition to investigate the territory. He called the proposed mission the Voyage of Discovery and began assembling a team of explorers called the Corps (KOR) of Discovery. The president chose Captain Meriwether Lewis and Captain William Clark to lead the expedition.
Detailed explanation-3: -Their goals were to explore the vast territory acquired by the Louisiana Purchase and to establish trade and US sovereignty over the Native Americans along the Missouri River.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806) was a federally funded venture to explore the North American West. The expedition’s principal objective was to survey the Missouri and Columbia rivers, locating routes that would connect the continental interior to the Pacific Ocean.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Lewis and Clark Expedition began in 1804, when President Thomas Jefferson tasked Meriwether Lewis with exploring the lands west of the Mississippi River that comprised the Louisiana Purchase. Lewis chose William Clark as his co-leader for the mission.