MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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to become the first Americans to navigate the Rio Grande river
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to destroy the power of American Indians along the Missouri River
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to defeat the French and take control of the Lousiana Territory for the US
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to map and explore the territory of the Louisiana Purchase
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Detailed explanation-1: -The primary purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804-1806 was to search for a water route across North America from the Atlantic to the Pacific. This was the stated purpose of the expedition in President Jefferson’s written instruction to Lewis and Clark.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-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: -What was the overall purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition? The overall purpose of this expedition is to explore the Louisiana Territory after it’s purchase, explore the Missouri River, and find a land route the Pacific Ocean.
Detailed explanation-5: -Their mission was to explore the unknown territory, establish trade with the Natives and affirm the sovereignty of the United States in the region. One of their goals was to find a waterway from the US to the Pacific Ocean.