yes they did
The United States. Our third President - Jefferson, bought the Louisiana Purchase from France and sent Lewis and Clark to explore the new land.
He wanted to see the Louisiana territory, because America just bought it from France. So not everyone knew what it looked like. He sent Clark and Lewis to explore it. My source is being in History class. :)
Sacagawea and York helped Lewis and Clark explore the west
Thomas Jefferson hired Lewis & Clark to explore the west.
Spain, France, England, and Russia already claimed lands in the west before Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark out to explore
They explored the Louisiana Territory.
Meriwether Lewis led an expedition to explore the western territories of the United States, notably the Louisiana Purchase, on behalf of President Thomas Jefferson. The Lewis and Clark Expedition aimed to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean and to establish American presence in the region.
If you are thinking about what Lewis and Clark explored, rather than bought, than they explored the Louisiana Purchase. This was bought by the Americans and explored by Lewis and Clark.
It was 1805 when Lewis and Clark passed through Idaho.
Well, this is easy. Thomas Jefferson inspired Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the Louisiana.
Lewis and Clark were sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the west.
He managed to double the country's size in the Louisiana Purchase, in which the US bought most of the MidWest from France. Jefferson explorers Lewis and Clark to explore the land.