THOMAS Jefferson
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EARLY LIFE AND UBRINGING
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ELECTION OF 1800
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ELECTION OF 1804
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
Jefferson sent out Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the land gained in the Louisiana Purchase. The trip began on May 14, 1804. they returned on September 23, 1806. The trip took two years.