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Louisiana Purchase and Lewis and Clark
FollowingAmerica's War of
Independencethe United States expanded beyond its
borders. Through diplomacy, negotiations and war she rapidly moved to
the Pacific Coast, the Gulf of Mexico, the Rio Grande, the Canadian
Border and Alaska. Following his election Thomas Jefferson was given the
opportunity of a lifetime by France, the possibility to buy a vast
amount of land from the Mississippi to the Pacific. Once the purchase
was finalized he sent a group of explorers led by Lewis and Clark to
explore and map the region. With the help of the Native American
Sacajawea
they accomplished the mission.
Following
