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In January of 1803, Jefferson requested $2500 from Congress to pay for the costs of the trip. Thomas Jefferson then commissioned Capt. Meriwether Lewis (his presidential aide) to explore the newly purchased Louisiana Territory. Before Lewis met up with Clark, he began the expedition on August 30, 1803 in Pittsburgh PA. Lt. William Clark would offer to join Lewis on the expedition weeks later on October 13, 1803 at Camp Dubois (in present-day Indiana). They then named their team the "Corps of Discovery." From there, they sailed down the Ohio River towards St. Louis. The party then departed St. Louis in May 1804 heading up the Missouri River.

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To chart the pathway to the Western ocean (pacific

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Q: When did Thomas Jefferson send out Lewis and Clark?
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Who send Lewis and Clark to explore the west?

Thomas Jefferson


Where did Lewis and Clark send the package to Thomas Jefferson?

To the West side of America.


Why did Thomas Jefferson send Lewis and Clark on the expedition?

Lewis had been Jefferson's secretary, had achieved his confidence and trust and Clark was qualified: the combination was perfect.Read more: Why_were_Lewis_and_Clark_chosen_for_the_expedition_of_western_lands


Who did president thomas Jefferson send into the newly acuired Louisiana territory?

Lewis and CLark


What pair of explorers did Thomas Jefferson send to the American West to map the American territory?

Meriwhether Lewis and William Clark. Mostly referred to as Lewis and Clark


Who told lewis and clark to explore the mississippi river?

Lewis and Clark where send my their former president Thomas Jefferson to explore the land that at that time had not been explored by the U.S.


Who did the president send to explore the new land west of the Mississippi river?

He sent lewis and Clark


Prior to the Louisiana Purchase Thomas Jefferson?

secured approval to send Lewis and Clark on an expedition through upper Louisiana.


What was the Lewis and Clark mission that Benjmain Franklin sent them on?

Benjamin Franklin did not send Lewis on his mission to explore the Louisiana Territory. It was President Thomas Jefferson who gave Lewis the instructions.


Why did president Jefferson send Lewis and clark on an expedtion to the west?

president Jefferson send Lewis and Clark on an expedition to the west because president Jefferson wanted to learn as much as he can he could about the land (Louisiana) he bought.


Who did Jefferson send to explore the Louisiana territory?

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, and Zebulon Pike


Who did Jefferson send into Louisiana to explore?

lewis and clark