A major goal of the Lewis and Clark expedition was to

Question

a. drive the French out of fur trading forts along the Mississippi.
b. gain control over the Native Americans living west of the Mississippi.
c. gather information about natural resources west of the Mississippi.
d. drive the Spanish out of the lands of the Southwest.

Answer 1

The major goal of the Lewis and Clark expedition was to

c. gather information about natural resources west of the Mississippi.

The expedition aimed to explore the newly acquired territory following the Louisiana Purchase, map the land, and assess the resources available in the western regions of the United States.