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Thomas Jefferson was the U.S. president who commissioned the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
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Is it true that Thomas Jefferson was the U.S. president who commissioned the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
Yes. Multiple reference and peer-reviewed sources state that President Thomas Jefferson commissioned, funded, or sent the Lewis and Clark expedition. The claim matches what these sources report.
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Lewis and Clark Expedition. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition
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Kristy, B. (2004). Lewis & Clark: An Interdisciplinary Expedition. eric.ed.gov. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ700937
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10 Little-Known Facts About the Lewis and Clark Expedition | HISTORY. (n.d.). history.com. https://www.history.com/articles/10-little-known-facts-about-the-lewis-and-clark-expedition
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Excerpts from: Medical Aspects of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806)☆☆☆◊. (2003). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1580/1080-6032(2003)14[265:maotla]2.0.co;2
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Douglas, P. (2001). The Lewis and Clark Expedition. The Constitution Community: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861).. eric.ed.gov. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED461609
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Across the Continent: Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, and the Making of America, and: Exploring with Lewis and Clark: The 1804 Journal of Charles Floyd, and: Jefferson's Western Explorations: Discoveries Made in Exploring the Missouri, Red River, and Washita, and: The Shortest and Most Convenient Route: Lewis and Clark in Context, and: Venereal Disease and the Lewis and Clark Expedition (review). (2006). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1353/jer.2006.0015
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H., K. C., L., S. G., & Grace, F. M. (1931). America's Story for America's Children. VI: The Young Republic. eric.ed.gov. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED623007
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Wikisource: 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Lewis, Meriwether. (n.d.). en.wikisource.org. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclopædia_Britannica/Lewis,_Meriwether
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EncyclopediaOfAmericanHistoryRevisedEdition11VolumeSet. (n.d.). archive.org. https://archive.org/details/EncyclopediaOfAmericanHistoryRevisedEdition11VolumeSet
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