Many years after Columbus' discovery of the New World, Europe and Mexico were wanting to expand, and control new territories in North America. ... Jefferson understood this Doctrine and he used it to move Native American tribes west of the Mississippi River, as well as bought Louisiana from France and he sent Lewis and Clark on their expedition to the Pacific Northwest Territory. ... The Lewis and Clark expedition, along with the help of Sacajawea and her husband Toussaint Charbonneau, explored much of this Louisiana territory. This expedition also went into the Pacific Northwest territor...

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The Judiciary Act of 1789 which granted the court original jurisdiction over these matters was declared unconstitutional, thereby establishing the principle of judicial review. 1804-1805 Lewis and Clark expedition After the acquisition of the Louisiana Territory from France, Jefferson sent his personal secretary, Meriwether Lewis, along with William Clark to scout the new land. ... Aided by French-Canadian fur trader Toussaint Charbonneau and his native American wife Sacajawea, Lewis and Clark reached the Pacific 18 months later, and successfully returned to Jefferson with the news. ...

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