Why were Meriwether Lewis and William Clark chosen to lead the exploration of the Louisiana Purchase?

Meriwether Lewis was first chosen to go on the Louisiana Purchase because he was President Jefferson's aide and Jefferson knew he could rely on him.

Explanation:

Lewis and Clark were chosen to find an east route to the Pacific.

Explanation:

Jefferson chose Lewis to lead the expedition solely based on his skills because Jefferson noted his leadership skills firsthand since Lewis was Jefferson's secretary. Lewis chose Clark to accompany him because of his speciality in cartography.

i believe the answer is:

-   william jennings bryan is a democrat while mckinley was a republican

at that time, the segment of population that choose for democratic party were the voters with low economic background and vice versa

- william jennings has support of populists and wants to have inflation to farmers while mckinley has support of bankers and businessmen , doesn't want inflation

the fixed value of gold make the large business able to stack up their gold without   being worried that it would devaluated.

- william jennings supported the silver standard while mckinley supported the gold standard

according to jenning, using other metal beside gold could the poor people to have more purchasing power and them advance in the society.