What was Meriwether Lewis best known for?
Being a famous painter
Inventing the telephone
Leading the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Discovering electricity
Answer
Meriwether Lewis is best known for leading the Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery, with William Clark. Their mission was to explore the territory of the Louisiana Purchase and collect scientific data.
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