THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
THOMAS JEFFERSONS PRESIDENCY LOUISIANA PURCHASE LEWIS CLARK AND MORE
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Question
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Make maps of the newly explored land
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Find a water passage that leads to the Pacific Ocean
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Find an overland passage to Alaska.
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Make friends and trade partners with any Native Americans they encountered.
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Detailed explanation-1: -They traveled with his list of goals: To establish a trade network across the country, to befriend the American Indians encountered, and to confirm or deny the theory of an all-water Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -Meriwether Lewis commanded the expedition jointly with William Clark. Jefferson instructed them to seek new trade routes, to establish relations with the western tribes of American Indians, and to report on the geography, geology, astronomy, zoology, botany, and climate of the West.
Detailed explanation-4: -– to make friendly contact with Indian groups that might want to trade, – to find the Northwest Passage-a water route across North America, – and to explore the territory the United States had just purchased.