Question

This group recruited Joseph and Reuben Field due to their work in Bullitt’s salt lick, leading them to become two of the “Nine Young Men from Kentucky.” The locations of this group’s actions was able to be traced through mercury content (10[1])in “bilious pills” that (10[1])they consumed. Although Pierre Cruzatte mistakenly shot this group’s leader in the thigh, the only member of this group to die during their (10[1])most famous action was Charles Floyd. This group brought on Toussaint Charbonneau as a translator. (10[1])The slave (10[1])York was a part of this group, with which he became the first African-American to see the Pacific Ocean. For 10 points, name this group that Thomas Jefferson commissioned to (10[1])explore the territory of the Louisiana Purchase. ■END■

ANSWER: Lewis and Clark Expedition [or the Corps of Discovery; accept descriptions of Lewis and Clark’s group]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Aiden DartleyRutgers ACornell C4010
Forrest WeintraubColumbia ANYU A4410
Cooper RohColumbia BYale A6710
Carter McLeanPrinceton APenn A8210
Andrew MinagarYale BHaverford8410
Mina SmithNYU BPrinceton B11410

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2023 ACF Winter @ Columbia11/11/2023Y6100%0%0%71.83