When Thomas Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and a small party into the Louisiana area, what was their primary mission?
a. To note the numbers of French, Spanish, and other agents in the area
b. To engage the Indians living there in warfare
c. To turn the Indians against the Spanish and the French
d. To establish agricultural settlements
ANSWER: a
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