THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
THOMAS JEFFERSONS PRESIDENCY LOUISIANA PURCHASE LEWIS CLARK AND MORE
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To build schools and libraries.
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To deliver documents to French officials.
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To establish trade with Canada
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To find and map the Northwest Passage.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -One of Jefferson’s main goals was to find a direct route by water from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean-the so-called “Northwest Passage.” Jefferson hoped such a route would connect the new western lands to routes already used to buy and sell goods.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Lewis and Clark may not have discovered a direct Northwest Passage, but they did forge a path to the Pacific that would inspire thousands of others to settle in the northwestern United States in the century to follow.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.