The Lewis and Clark expedition was sent to explore the lands acquired from the __________.

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The Lewis and Clark expedition was sent to explore the western portion of the United States after the country had acquired this land in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. Therefore, the best answer is D, the Louisiana Purchase. A) Treaty of Paris (1783) ended the American Revolutionary War, but didn't involve the lands explored by Lewis and Clark. B) The Proclamation of 1763, issued by Great Britain, prohibited American colonists from settling beyond the Appalachian Mountains, but it, too, is not related to the lands explored by Lewis and Clark. C) The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 helped establish the process for creating new states in the Northwest Territory, but the lands explored by Lewis and Clark were not yet part of the United States at that time.

The Lewis and Clark Expedition Was Sent to Explore the Lands