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Lewis & Clark Expedition (1:46)

In 1804, Jefferson sends a team to explore lands acquired in the Louisiana Purchase. The Corps of Discovery will travel nearly 8,000 miles over three years, reaching the Pacific Ocean and clearing the path for westward expansion.

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  • Lewis & Clark Expedition
    Lewis & Clark Expedition

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    In 1804, Jefferson sends a team to explore lands acquired in the Louisiana Purchase. The Corps of Discovery will travel nearly 8,000 miles over three years, reaching the Pacific Ocean and clearing the path for westward expansion.

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    Louisiana Purchase Doubles U.S.

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    Thomas Jefferson pulls off the land deal of the millennium when he buys 800,000 square miles from the French, stretching from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains

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    In one of the defining moments of his presidency, Thomas Jefferson expanded presidential power to make the Louisiana Purchase, which doubled the size of the United States.

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With William Clark, Meriwether Lewis led an expedition through the uncharted American interior to the Pacific Northwest from 1804 to 1806.

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