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On January 18, 1803, U.S. President Thomas Jefferson sent a secret message to Congress
asking for $2,500 to send an officer and a dozen soldiers to explore the Missouri River,
make diplomatic contact with Indians, expand the American fur trade, and locate the Nor-
thwest Passage (the much-sought-after hypothetical northwestern water route to the Paci-
fic Ocean). The proposed trip took on added significance on May 2, when the United States
agreed to the Louisiana Purchase-Napoleon's sale of 828,000 square miles (2,100,000
square km) of French territory for $27 million. Jefferson, who had already sponsored
several attempts to explore the West, asked his personal secretary, Meriwether Lewis, to
lead the expedition. Lewis was dispatched to Philadelphia for instruction in botany, celestial
navigation, medicine, and zoology.
As his co-commander he selected William Clark, who had been his military superior during
the government's battles with the Northwest Indian Federation in the early 1790s. The
U.S. secretary of war denied Lewis's request of a shared command, but Captain Lewis and
Lieutenant Clark chose to address one another as “captain" to hide this fact from the other
members of the expedition.

1. In 1803, President Jefferson asked Congress:
permission
O advice

2. The request was publicly announced.
yes
O no

3. The request was about:
O a rescue mission
O a humanitarian mission O a trade mission

4. The request also concerned:
O money
an undercover mission O a diplomatic mission O a drilling operation

5. Lastly, the request was also relating to:
O an exploratory mission an agricultural mission a sporting event

6. When the request was made, the Northwest Passage had already been located.
yes
O no