Question 6 zebulon pike's exploration turned out not to be important. true false question 7 thomas jefferson was an inventor, a writer, a scientist, a politician, and a president. true false question 8 the french sold the louisiana territory to us for the money, because they were at war with england true false question 9 jefferson won the election to james madison because of the embargo act of 1807. true false question 10 tecumseh tried to unite the native american tribes to fight as one unit. true false question 11 in a paragraph, explain why you think thomas jefferson financed the expeditions of lewis and clark and zebulon pike. tell what you think were the most important discoveries of these expeditions.