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title: "In 1803 the United States purchased a large amount of land from the French. President Jefferson needed experienced people to explore this land then report back to him. Who were the explorers that he chose?"  
description: "In 1803 the United States purchased a large amount of land from the French. President Jefferson needed experienced people to explore this land then report back to him. Who were the explorers that he chose?"  
author: "valentine d'suja"  
published: 2018-03-11  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39950/in-1803-the-united-states-purchased-a-large-amount-of-land-from-the-french-president-jefferson-needed-experienced-people-to-explore-this-land-then-report-back-to-him-who-were-the-explorers-that-he-chose  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# In 1803 the United States purchased a large amount of land from the French. President Jefferson needed experienced people to explore this land then report back to him. Who were the explorers that he chose?

In 1803 the [United States](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41822/what-was-the-costliest-battle-in-the-history-of-the-united-states-marines-corps) purchased a large amount of land from the French. [President Jefferson](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40940/why-did-president-jefferson-want-to-buy-the-city-of-new-orleans-from-france) needed experienced people to explore this land then report back to him. Who were the explorers that he chose?\
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