<span>The
journals collected from the Long-Bell expeditions revealed information
about the geography, wildlife, and the precious metals of Oklahoma.
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Answer:
Number on you can tell by what site you are on if you are on Wikipedia you cant trust it. number two if it has .org or.gov you can trust it couse it give accurate information number three if you know what some of the facts are you can tell if they are true or not on the website.
Explanation:
They were important because they were not controlled by the government or the church. Therefore they were free to explore in scientific experiments as much as they wanted without these controls.