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Jefferson's political philosophy was to always have a "peaceful revolution" and that is what he got when Napolean of France sold the Louisiana Territory to him without a fight.
US President Thomas Jefferson brokered the purchase of the Louisiana territory from Napoleon. Jefferson chose his personal secretary, and neighbor Meriwether Lewis, to lead the exploration of the new US territory. When he needed a partner, however, to help his expedition, Lewis agreed to have William Clark to share the leadership of the exploration of the Louisiana Territory. Sharing the command of the mission, was at the time, a sign of humbleness and Lewis' intelligence to share the duties was a correct one. Therefore, history records that the Lewis and Clark expedition explored the Louisiana Purchase.
It is not known who mapped the Louisiana territory. The Louisiana territory was established in 1805 and became the state of Louisiana in 1812.
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led the expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory. They were assisted by a team of explorers, soldiers, and interpreters, including famous figures like Sacagawea, a Shoshone woman who served as a guide and interpreter.
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well what they told me was that it was Pierre le moyne or it was LaSalle i think...
The exploration of the Louisiana territory was led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, who were commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson in 1804 to explore the region and find a water route to the Pacific Ocean. They embarked on their expedition, known as the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and successfully mapped and documented the territory.
Jefferson's political philosophy was to always have a "peaceful revolution" and that is what he got when Napolean of France sold the Louisiana Territory to him without a fight.
US President Thomas Jefferson brokered the purchase of the Louisiana territory from Napoleon. Jefferson chose his personal secretary, and neighbor Meriwether Lewis, to lead the exploration of the new US territory. When he needed a partner, however, to help his expedition, Lewis agreed to have William Clark to share the leadership of the exploration of the Louisiana Territory. Sharing the command of the mission, was at the time, a sign of humbleness and Lewis' intelligence to share the duties was a correct one. Therefore, history records that the Lewis and Clark expedition explored the Louisiana Purchase.
He sent exploration into the area and they brought back home samples and notes.
The purpose of the exploration of the Louisiana Purchase, also known as the Lewis and Clark Expedition, was to find a water or land path to the Pacific. Other reasons were to reinforce the American claims to the territory, to gather information about the natives in the territory, and to gather information on resources in the area.
Lewis and Clark explored the Louisiana territory. Charles Slidell later did additional exploration in this vicinity
US President Thomas Jefferson brokered the purchase of the Louisiana territory from Napoleon. Jefferson chose his personal secretary, and neighbor Meriwether Lewis, to lead the exploration of the new US territory. When he needed a partner, however, to help his expedition, Lewis agreed to have William Clark to share the leadership of the exploration of the Louisiana Territory. Sharing the command of the mission, was at the time, a sign of humbleness and Lewis' intelligence to share the duties was a correct one. Therefore, history records that the Lewis and Clark expedition explored the Louisiana Purchase.
US President Thomas Jefferson brokered the purchase of the Louisiana territory from Napoleon. Jefferson chose his personal secretary, and neighbor Meriwether Lewis, to lead the exploration of the new US territory. When he needed a partner, however, to help his expedition, Lewis agreed to have William Clark to share the leadership of the exploration of the Louisiana Territory. Sharing the command of the mission, was at the time, a sign of humbleness and Lewis' intelligence to share the duties was a correct one. Therefore, history records that the Lewis and Clark expedition explored the Louisiana Purchase.
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