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Why might Jefferson have wanted the kinds of information he asked Lewis to compile about the new territories?
In the early 1800s, at the time of the Louisiana Purchase, President Thomas Jefferson commissioned the famous "Lewis & Clark" expedition for the purposes of discovering a passage to the Pacific Ocean, gaining knowledge about the Native populations in the territory, assessing the influence of Europeans in the area, and getting an initial inventory of the territory's resources. All of this was sought through Lewis (and Clark) for the sake of planning American administration and settling of the large, rich, yet mysterious new property.
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how to use sentence with the word compile?
He started to compile a list of places he wanted to visit.
What factors prompted Jefferson to sponsor the Lewis and Clark expedition?
he wanted to connect Mississippi to the pacific ocean.
Why did Thomas Jefferson think he might need a retroactive amendment?
Thomas Jefferson wanted to add the city of New Orleans to the United States. Napoleon wanted to sell the US all French territories on mainland North America. Jefferson knew there was nothing in the Constitution to allow this. But Jefferson felt that adding this land was good for the United States. The Senate approved the treaty and ignored Jefferson's draft of a retroactive amendment.
Why did President Jefferson write this letter to Lewis and Clark?
he wanted them to find information about the louisiana territory
Law that Thomas Jefferson wanted?
the law thomas Jefferson wanted was the one that would stop slavery the law thomas Jefferson wanted was the one that would stop slavery
Why did Thomas Jefferson Declaration of Independence?
because Jefferson did what ever he wanted to do
Which political party wanted to keep slavery out of the western territories?
The Free-Soil Party wanted the western territories to be free from slavery.
Why Did grant give the radio to Jefferson in a lesson before dying?
Because Grant wanted to do something nice for Jefferson, and Jefferson wanted a radio. So Grant bought him a radio.
Why did Jefferson Davis do what he did?
because he wanted to
What is the difference between Andrew Jackson and Thomas Jefferson?
Thomas Jefferson wanted to limit the power of the federal government while Andrew Jackson wanted to expand it. Andrew Jackson wanted to exclude the native Americans from American society, but Jefferson wanted to include them.
How did Jefferson views of government differ?
Jefferson wanted to make the government more democratic, less favoring people. he wanted everyone to have equal/ the same rights. Jefferson disagreed with the federalists who wanted the government to be based on only the wealthy people.
Why was the Jefferson letter writtin?
because he wanted to
