Settlements was founded by george washington.

president thomas jefferson commissioned the expedition shortly after the louisiana purchase in 1803 to explore and to map the newly acquired territory, to find a practical route across the western half of the continent, and to establish an american presence in this territory before britain and other european powers

what are the options mate?

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not to be rude or anything but, nobody can really answer that if you don't add the options sorry if it came of rude uwu