Question

Why did President Thomas Jefferson send Meriwether Lewis and

William Clark to explore the Louisiana Territory?

Answer 1

B: to explore the Louisiana territory

Step-by-step explanation:

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Thermometric Lewis was an explorer, and it was his mission to explore the Louisiana territory.

Answer 2

Answer:

President Thomas Jefferson commissioned the expedition shortly after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 to explore and to map the newly acquired territory, to find a practical route across the western half of the continent, and to establish an American presence in this territory before Britain and other European powers.