THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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Question
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To find and map the Northwest Passage
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To deliver documents to French officials
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To build hospitals and schools for Native Americans.
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To conquer the Native Americans.
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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: -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-3: -After the Louisiana Purchase Treaty was made, Jefferson initiated an exploration of the newly purchased land and the territory beyond the “great rock mountains” in the West. He chose Meriwether Lewis to lead an expedition, who in turn solicited the help of William Clark.