We have the expectation that they should take care of us and do what's best for the country. That they should stop crime and build the things we need in turn for taxes
Probably their amazing sculptures.
Jefferson directed Meriwether Lewis to gather as much information as he could concerning the possibility of trade with merchants there, and during the winter of 1803-04 Lewis considered conducting a personal reconnaissance of the Indian route to Spanish country that led up the Kansas River.