Based on Jefferson’s letter to Meriwether Lewis, what was the purpose of the Lewis and Clark Expedition? to locate the most direct river route to the Pacific Ocean
to establish new settlements along the Missouri River
to create new avenues for commerce and trade along America’s rivers
to discover the best way to invade and conquer the Spanish colonies

the purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition was to locate the most direct river route to the Pacific Ocean.

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chronological thinking is an indispensable tool to structure a historical narrative and to give meaning to a sequence of events. the final section presents the results of a survey to test the chronological thinking of lower secondary school students carried out by the educational research institute.