What was the primary legacy of the Franklin Expedition?
Arctic exploration
Military victories
Trade routes
Colonization
Answer
Arctic exploration was the primary legacy of the Franklin Expedition. The expedition, led by Sir John Franklin, set out in 1845 to find the Northwest Passage, a sea route from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The expedition's ships became trapped in ice, and the crew died of starvation and disease. The expedition's fate remained a mystery until the wreck of one of the ships was discovered in 2014.
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