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Question 5 • FDR Government - HVS11 - FULL CREDIT COURSE

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were

Answer

A

explorers sent by Jefferson to study nature and geography.

B

negotiators sent by Jefferson to buy territory from France.

C

leaders of American forces at the Battle of Fallen Timbers.

D

the first and second governors of the Northwest Territory.

Explanation

After the United States acquired the Louisiana Territory, President Thomas Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore it. Their expedition studied the region’s geography, natural resources, plants, and animals. They were not sent to negotiate the Louisiana Purchase; that negotiation was handled by U.S. diplomats in France.

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