The purpose of Sparks’ expedition into present-day Oklahoma and other southwestern land was to encourage positive relations with American Indians and to . A. establish borders between American and Spanish territories B. search for gold and other precious metals C. incite discord between American Indians and the Spanish living in the territory D. trade fur with local American Indians and Spanish territorial residents

D. trade fur with local American Indians and Spanish territorial residents

Explanation:

The Sparks expedition was purposely a civil scientific exploration to investigate the southwestern part of the United States, particularly the Red River in 1806. It was carried out under President Thomas Jefferson.

The plan of the assignment involved, determining the feasibility of Red River as a commercial route to Santa Fe, creating business and political relation with the locals, gather data about the nature and topography of the area, and analyzed these data, and find the Louisiana Purchase's borders with New Spain

Hence, in this case, the right answer is option D.

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