What are the two reasons why the US government sent expeditions into the louisiana territory in the 1800s?

The gov. wanted to learn about the strength of the French military in the area

At that time, many Americans traveled there to search for gold and precious stones

To learn more about the geography

To Establish Friendly ties with the Native Americans

To Prepare for a coming war against Great Britian

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Marc Salazar

1 April, 00:07

What are the two reasons why the US government sent expeditions into the louisiana territory in the 1800s?

The gov. wanted to learn about the strength of the French military in the area

At that time, many Americans traveled there to search for gold and precious stones

To learn more about the geography

To Establish Friendly ties with the Native Americans

To Prepare for a coming war against Great Britian

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Derrick Shields · Answer 1

At that time, many Americans traveled there to search for gold and precious stones. At that time, Americans knew very little about the geography of the area.

Quinn Hoffman · Answer 2

The most obvious answer would be Lewis & Clark expeditions. To study the western America. They left to map out multiple regions of the west.

The second answer would most likely be the desire to mine gold. Once the word of gold in the California region spread to the east. Many people rapidly left their homes to mine for it.