Spoken, unfair lies that hurt a person's reputation is O treason
O slander
O libel
O not very nice.

president thomas jefferson commissioned the expedition shortly after the louisiana purchase in 1803 to explore and to map the newly acquired territory, to find a practical route across the western half of the continent, and to establish an american presence in this territory before britain and other european powers

i'd assume india mainly because of how isolated japan was.   plus it is a whole china away.