pacific ocean
Thomas Jefferson
Spain, France, England, and Russia already claimed lands in the west before Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark out to explore
I'm a little confuse by your question, but president Jefferson bought the western lands in the Louisiana purchase because that was what we as Americans wanted originally. To get from one ocean to another on land. He also bought it because the French were offering such a cheap price for it. The reason for this is because they needed money for their war against Britain, although they still lost in the end.
they did not want to sell their lands
Jefferson acquired The Louisiana Territory.
lands west of the Mississippi that were owned by the French
The west lands
President Jefferson sent them west to take notes of the plant and animal life of the region, since he was interested in that sort of stuff. He also wanted to know what Indians were living there and he wanted a map of the west.
Jefferson County Courthouse - West Virginia - was created in 1836.
It's simple- You've been used!
The settlers were so interested in the land because they never seen land that was so rich.