Question

The author uses a word that means "provided knowledge to." Click on the word in the paragraph that BEST represents that idea.
The expedition was considered a success, as it accomplished several of its goals. First, it secured U.S. ownership of the land, as Lewis and Clark made it all the way to the Pacific to claim it for the U.S. Second, it established positive relationships with over two dozen Native American nations. Third, Lewis and Clark discovered over 300 new plant and animal species. Finally, although they did not discover a waterway that led from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean, they did create over 140 maps of the land. All together, the Corps of Discovery Expedition enlightened the country of what existed in the West.

Answer 1

enlightened