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A major reason President Thomas Jefferson

authorized the Lewis and Clark expedition was to

(1) claim California for the United States

(2) explore a route to the Pacific Ocean

(3) remove British outposts from United States

land

(4) establish settlements in the Southwest

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A major reason President Thomas Jefferson authorized the Lewis and Clark expedition was to "(4) establish settlements in the Southwest"--he wanted to see what the land had to offer.

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