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The Ocean...
The Shoshone.
Even before the Lewis and Clark expedition, people already knew that the Pacific Ocean existed. The mission of the Lewis and Clark expedition was to find an all-water route to the Pacific Ocean. Therefore, they expected to find the Pacific, but they did not expect the various animal and native encounters along the way.
Sacagawea was a Shoshone woman who guided the Lewis and Clark expedition
The purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition, or Corps of Discovery , was to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean.
they tried to find a passge to the pacific ocean
to find a trade route to the pacific ocean
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Lewis and Clark did not discover the Pacific Ocean, they knew it existed long before their expedition. They were in fact assigned to explore the newly purchased Louisiana Territory and find the "easiest way" to the Pacific. They certainly weren't looking for a "Northwest Passage."
The reason they went on the expedition was to find the Pacific Ocean.
yes, the route the took that led them most directly to the pacific ocean was the Columbia river.
The main goal of the Lewis and Clark expedition was to find an all-water route to the Pacific Ocean. Although Lewis and Clark reached their destination, they did not find an all-water route. However, their route would provide a basis for the Oregon Trail and was nevertheless an achievement.