President Jefferson's Main Reason Authorizing the Lewis and Clark Expedition

question 75

Multiple Choice

President Jefferson's main reason authorizing the Lewis and Clark expedition was to

• A) convince skeptics of the value of the territory.
• B) advance scientific knowledge.
• C) Christianize the Indians.
• D) beat the Russians to the coast of the Pacific Northwest and thereby have a claim on the Oregon territory.
• E) promote American business.

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