What was the official name President Jefferson gave to the expeditionary group led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark?

The Westward Exploration Brigade

What was the critical contribution of the Shoshone guide, Sacagawea, to the expedition?

She personally financed the journey with tribal funds.

She served as the expedition's lead military commander.

She acted as a guide and interpreter.

She was a botanist who cataloged all the new plants.

That a direct water route across the continent did not exist

That it was navigable but controlled entirely by British fur traders

That the Missouri River connected directly to the Columbia River

That it could only be traveled during the winter months when rivers were frozen

They engaged in constant, widespread conflict.

They established peaceful relations and trade.

They were ignored and completely avoided by all tribes.

They focused only on converting tribes to Christianity.