Which of These Statements About the Mapping and Exploration of North

question 96

Multiple Choice

Which of these statements about the mapping and exploration of North America is FALSE?

• A)Captain Cook's Pacific journey helped establish the dimensions of the North American continent.
• B)George Vancouver charted the American western coast as far north as Alaska.
• C)Alexander Mackenzie crossed the entire American continent by foot from east to west.
• D)Lewis and Clark's journey was the initial step in surveying and locating spaces on a universal grid from the Mississippi to the Pacific coast.
• E)The various expeditions led to the discovery of an all-water route that crossed the continent along the Canadian-American border.

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