President Jefferson commissioned the expedition shortly after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 to explore and to map the newly acquired territory, to find a practical route across the western half of the continent, and to establish American presence in this territory before Britain and other European powers
The first european settlers to establish colonies in the united states consisted of Spanish settlers.
Answer:
A statue of a Persian warrior
Explanation:
Hope this helps
The battles that happened before the passing of the D.I. were
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Siege of Boston
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Battle of Chelsea Creek
Battle of Machias
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Gloucester
Siege of Fort St. Jean
Burning of Falmouth
Battle of Kemp's Landing
Siege of Savage's Old Fields
Battle of Great Bridge
Battle of Quebec
Burning of Norfolk
Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge
Battle of the Rice Boats
Battle of Nassau
Battle of Saint-Pierre
Battle of Block Island
Battle of The Cedars
Battle of Trois-Rivières
Battle of Sullivan's Island
Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet