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I think false not to sure if correct can you do branliest maybe
Astronomers wanted to name the planet a name so with uranuas they named it after the "Greek god of the sky" and neptune was "the god of the sea."
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it was a gateway to the larger west in 1861
They were looking for the "Northwest Passage" to the sea. Or basically seeing where America ended in the northwest side of the country.
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