River Trader
What was the main purpose Jefferson gave to the Senate? and House of Representatives for an expedition to expl?
Increase trading with Native Americans
Push British fur traders out of the Columbia River valley
Find a water route through the Rocky Mountains
Locate the source of the Missouri River
Jefferson's instructions to Meriwether Lewis set out an ambitious agenda, not only to map the uncharted wilderness of the American west and establish friendly relations with the Indians who lived there, but also to conduct detailed observations of flora and fauna, of climate, of soils and minerals, even of fossils of extinct species.
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