write a three- to five-sentence paragraph in which you explain the goals of Lewis and Clark in dealing with American Indians.

The explores Lewis and Clark wanted to establish a bond with the Native Americans to ensure that they respected and excepted American authority, and so that The explorers could pass through freely. They wanted to make sure that no harm would come to them and make sure the Indians understood that they were under the American government. Lewis and Clark also gave different gifts to the native Americans to show that they thought some natives were more important than others and to get in the American Indians good graces.

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