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Who did the president send to explore the new land west of the Mississippi river?
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He sent lewis and Clark
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Who told lewis and clark to explore the mississippi river?
Lewis and Clark where send my their former president Thomas Jefferson to explore the land that at that time had not been explored by the U.S.
Why did Lewis and clark explore the Mississippi river?
they explored thee Mississippi river along with the rest of the country to survey the new land that America had just aqquired.
The deal in which president Jefferson acquired much of the land west of the Mississippi River is known as what?
The Louisiana Purchase
What was the great expanse of land west of the Mississippi river that the president bought from France?
The Louisiana Territory/The Louisiana Purchase
What area of land is formed by deposits of the Mississippi river in Louisiana?
The Mississippi river delta.
Who had Lewis and Clark explore the new land?
President Jefferson had sent them out to explore the land.
In 1763 the border between spanish and british land was what river?
Mississippi
What sourounds the Mississippi River?
Normally land
Who did William Clark explore for?
William Clark explored for the United States government as a co-leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The expedition was commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson in 1804 to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase territory. Clark and Meriwether Lewis led the expedition to map and document the land west of the Mississippi River.
Explorer who followed the Mississippi River to its mouth and then claimed the land around it for France?
French explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle was the first to explore the length of the Mississippi River. He named the basin Louisiana and claimed it on April 9, 1682 for France.
Who controlled the border to the Mississippi River from Florida?
During the American Revolution... The land north of the Mississippi River was controlled by Spain
Why does the Mississippi River meander?
Meanders are twists and turns in a river flow. The Mississippi River has meanders because of the way the water eroded the edge of the land.
