Write three paragraphs on how the U. S. Army, the Office of Indian Affairs, and the Dawes Plan affected the Native Americans in the West.

president thomas jefferson commissioned the expedition shortly after the louisiana purchase in 1803 to explore and to map the newly acquired territory, to find a practical route across the western half of the continent, and to establish an american presence in this territory before britain and other european powers

the answer is b: an economic crisis throughout the country.