The Louisiana Purchase greatly expanded U.S. territory by acquiring land west of the Mississippi River from France in 1803. President Thomas Jefferson authorized the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore the new western lands acquired in the Louisiana Purchase. The expedition set out in 1804 and mapped the territory, establishing U.S. sovereignty over the region.
The Louisiana Purchase greatly expanded U.S. territory by acquiring land west of the Mississippi River from France in 1803. President Thomas Jefferson authorized the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore the new western lands acquired in the Louisiana Purchase. The expedition set out in 1804 and mapped the territory, establishing U.S. sovereignty over the region.
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The Louisiana Purchase greatly expanded U.S. territory by acquiring land west of the Mississippi River from France in 1803. President Thomas Jefferson authorized the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore the new western lands acquired in the Louisiana Purchase. The expedition set out in 1804 and mapped the territory, establishing U.S. sovereignty over the region.
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