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.
To chart the pathway to the Western ocean (pacific
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Thomas Jefferson
To the West side of America.
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
Lewis and CLark
Meriwhether Lewis and William Clark. Mostly referred to as Lewis and Clark
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.
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secured approval to send Lewis and Clark on an expedition through upper Louisiana.
Benjamin Franklin did not send Lewis on his mission to explore the Louisiana Territory. It was President Thomas Jefferson who gave Lewis the instructions.
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.
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, and Zebulon Pike
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