A major purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804 was to explore which of the following?

The primary purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804 - 1806 was to search for a water route across North America from the Atlantic to the Pacific. This was the stated purpose of the expedition in President Jefferson's written instruction to Lewis and Clark. the other purpose, such as befriending the Native Americans and cataloging flora and fauna, were secondary.

the answer is the ku klux klan

the catholic church withhold people's access to the bible during the middle ages.

people could go to church and listen to the teachings, but it was absolutely forbidden to own and/or read the books of both the old and new testaments. it was also prohibited to translate the books (which where originally in biblical hebrew) to any other language.

this was done so the church could remain in control of what their teachings were and to enhance their importance and power, while also being able to judge people's actions through information that was unavailable for the general public.