A spanish expedition led by Louis Juchereau St. Denis that established 6 missions from the Neches River eastward to near Natchitoches, Louisiana.
No , Napoleon Bonaparte gave the United States the Louisiana Territory for 3 cents an acre for various reasons
Zebulon Pike
It was actually Balboa Caboto Magellan or Vespucci who led the first European expedition.
France controlled the Louisiana territory until 1803. The United States paid France a total of 15 million dollars for the territory.
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Meriwether Lewis
Louis and Clarke
Meriweather Lewis and William Clark led the expedition that explored the Louisiana Territory for the US government.
William Clark and Meriwether Lewis.
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led an expedition also known as the Corps of Discovery to explore the newly acquired land from the Louisiana Purchase. They were commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson.
The exploration of the Louisiana territory was led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, who were commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson in 1804 to explore the region and find a water route to the Pacific Ocean. They embarked on their expedition, known as the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and successfully mapped and documented the territory.
Meriwether Lewis was the leader of an expedition into the Northern part of the Louisiana territory. The expedition was commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson.
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An expedition led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
to explore the Louisiana Territory
Zebulon Pikes second expedition ended in the Louisiana Territory