Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were A. explorers sent by Jefferson to find a water route to the Pacific.
B. negotiators sent by Jefferson to buy territory from France.
C. leaders of American forces at the Battle of Fallen Timbers.
D. the first and second governors of the Northwest Territory.

roosevelt believed that in light of the country's recent military successes, it was unnecessary to use force to achieve foreign policy goals, so long as the military could threaten force. this belief, and his strategy of “speaking softly and carrying a big stick,” shaped much of roosevelt's foreign policy.