Enlighten the People: Jefferson and Exploration

This guide directs to information on Thomas Jefferson's encouragement of exploration of the new territories in America, mainly but not limited to his arranged explorations of the Louisiana Territory before and after its purchase.

1. Thomas Jefferson Portal

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• Jefferson and exploration
• Jefferson and Western exploration
• Jefferson and the Lewis and Clark expedition
• Jefferson and the Mississippi

2. Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia

• Red River Expedition
• Grizzly bears
• Survey of the Coast
• Political Origins of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

3. Thomas Jefferson’s Libraries Project

• The territory between the Atlantic and beyond the Mississippi River    

4. Library of Congress

• The West
• The Exploration and Legacy of the Louisiana Territory    

5. Founders Online

• Exploration (correspondence written by Thomas Jefferson)
• Correspondence from Thomas Jefferson to Meriwether Lewis