Jefferson hoped the expedition would be able to find elusive Northwest Passage, a water route across the country, that would be a great boon to commerce.
Merriwether Lewis and William Clark were chosen to explore west of the Missouri River. This expedition was commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson and lasted from May of 1804 to September of 1806.
Lewis and Clark
They went because Thomas Jefferson wanted them to explore the Missouri river and the pacific ocean.
on their expedition Lewis and Clark went to the upper Missouri River region.
Lewis and Clark followed the Missouri River until it branched into the Gallatin River in the West. This branching occurred in present-day Montana, where the river splits into three forks: the Jefferson, Madison, and Gallatin Rivers. The expedition ultimately took the Jefferson River as their route toward the Pacific.
He sent the Lewis and Clark Expedition on a mapping and scientific exploration up the Missouri River to the Pacific.
The Missouri River and the Mississippi River are at the starting point of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
It is on south (west bank) side of the Missouri River.
the Missouri River
the Missouri River
The address of the Missouri River Regional Library is: 214 Adams St, Jefferson City, 65101 3244
on their expedition Lewis and Clark went to the upper Missouri River region.