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PART A: Which of the following best identifies the central idea of this article?

Lewis and Clark set out on their journey with hopes of becoming famous.

Lewis and Clark made an important trip west to help create one of the earliest maps of the United States.

The only goal of Lewis and Clark's journey was to discover the location of the Missouri River and where the river ended.

Before they began their journey, Lewis and Clark used maps of the western United States to decide the best route to take.

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"They wanted to find out where it went. They hoped it would take them to the ocean." (Paragraph 1)

"They traveled slowly, each day traveling a short distance because they had to row their boats on the river." (Paragraph 3)

"The Native Americans had lived there for many years, so they knew the area and how to survive there, even in the hard winter." (Paragraph 4)

"It took more than a year for the explorers to get to the ocean. When they got there they had made maps that would help many people." (Paragraph 7)

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It shows that Lewis and Clark's journey would not have been possible without maps.

It shows that nobody in the entire country knew where the Missouri River ended.

It shows that Lewis and Clark were the first people to live in western America.

It shows that Lewis and Clark were on a journey to create maps of an unknown area.

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to show readers that Native Americans were not very involved in making Lewis and Clark's journey successful

to teach readers the importance of Lewis and Clark's difficult journey

to show readers that very little has changed in America over time

to help readers think about how America would be different if Lewis and Clark had not completed their journey