It was "<span>2. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark" who famously </span>explored the Louisiana Territory in the early 1800s--a territory purchased by Thomas Jefferson from Napoleonic France for an incredibly small amount of money.
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C. is the correct answer; although Eli Whitney did not intend increase slavery that is what he ended up doing.
Article I of the US Constitution puts this power in the hands of each State's legislature.
If you are interested in this topic, there is a fascinating development in this occurring in the Second Congressional District of Maine, which has adopted Ranked Choice Voting to determine its representatives. The loser of this year's election just sued in Federal Court to invalidate this as a way to hold an election.