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11 December, 11:34

Why did President Jefferson want the Louisiana territory explored?

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  1. 11 December, 11:52
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    President Thomas Jefferson commissioned the expedition shortly after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 to explore and to map the newly acquired territory, to find a practical route across the western half of the continent, and to establish an American presence in this territory before Britain and other European powers
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