they wanted to find more land to settle on.
Sacagawea and York helped Lewis and Clark explore the west
1804
To the Pacific Ocean
The Lewis and Clark expedition was sent west by Thomas Jefferson to explore the recently purchased Louisiana Territory.
They did not "move" West. President Thomas Jefferson assigned Lewis and his team to explore the newly purchased Louisiana Territory and Clark would join him soon after.
Sacagawea and York helped Lewis and Clark explore the west
Thomas Jefferson hired Lewis & Clark to explore the west.
Lewis and Clark were sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the west.
1804
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
To the Pacific Ocean
The Lewis and Clark expedition was sent west by Thomas Jefferson to explore the recently purchased Louisiana Territory.
to explore the west :)
Spain, France, England, and Russia already claimed lands in the west before Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark out to explore
to find the water route for pacific and to unchart west
It wasn't. Lewis and Clark had nothing to do with the exploration of the Northwest Passage. The purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition was to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase and points west.