Answer: A. To learn about the wildlife of the Louisiana Territory
Explanation:
The Lewis and Clark expedition was as much a scientific one as it was political.
The American government, which had just purchased the area known as Louisiana at the time, wanted to know exactly what they had purchased, including the animals and plants found there.
In total, it is estimated that the expedition found 178 plant species and 122 animal species that the Americans did not know existed or had limited knowledge of.
A is easily crossed off.
C is too; think about it - would the native americans have wanted the british to win the war? Either way, there are rarely accurate blanket statements like 'ALL the native american tribes and ALL the african americans.' That doesn't happen.
The economic value of having colonies in the first place was for 3 main reasons
1) attain cheap labour from the native peoples
2) acquire cheap raw materials to bring to the homeland (Europe)
3) open up new markets to trade with
the first two were vital in Britains industrial revolution. Without cheap raw materials, and cheap labourers, the factories and refineries in Britain would have costed far more to maintain and keep supplied. This, in turn, would have slowed down production considerably. There is no doubt in my mind that the industrial revolution would still have taken place in Britain with or without the colonies, but WITH the colonies the process was sped up considerably.
Overall, cheap labour and raw materials attained through Britains colonial interests sped up the industrialisation of the UK.
