Friday, May 27, 2011

The Lewis and Clark expedition was dispatched primarily to...

  • establish an effective claim to the Louisiana Territory, which Jefferson thought to be insecure until Americans explored the region.
  • prepare maps and secretly establish forts in preparation for an American invasion of Mexico.
  • report on the physical features and the plant and animal life of the Louisiana Territory, in which Jefferson took a great scientific interest.
  • identify areas into which the Indian tribes of the Northwest Territory could be forced to move. 

ANSWER: The Lewis and Clark expedition was dispatched primarily to report on the physical features and the plant and animal life of the Louisiana Territory, in which Jefferson took a great scientific interest. 

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