Meriwether lewis and william clark were explorers sent by jefferson to study nature and geography. negotiators sent by jefferson to buy territory from france. leaders of american forces at the battle of fallen timbers. the first and second governors of the northwest territory.

explorers sent by Jefferson to study nature and geography.

Lewis and Clark were sent to the newly purchased Louisiana Territory to map the territory.

The goal of the Lewis and Clark expedition was to map and track the Louisiana Territory. The Louisiana Territory was purchased from France under the presidency of Thomas Jefferson. The treaty with France had the goal of obtaining access to the Mississippi and the Port of New Orleans. Napoleon agreed to sell the entire Louisiana Territory. With the vast acreage gained by the treaty, Jefferson wanted the land explored. The two men reported back with their knowledge of the land, the people, and routes and waterways.

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