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What did President Thomas Jefferson ask Lewis and Clark to do?

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On January 18, 1803, Thomas Jefferson sent a secret message to Congress asking for β€œthe appropriation of two thousand five hundred dollars, for the purpose of extending the external commerce of the United States.” This money was used to fund the Lewis & Clark expedition.
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