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What did President Thomas Jefferson call the group of people who went on the Lewis and clark expedition of the new land purchased?
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Thomas Jefferson did not name the group himself. He commissioned only Capt. Meriwether Lewis (his Secretary of State) to explore the newly purchased Louisiana Territory. Before Lewis met up with Clark, he began the expedition on August 30, 1803 in Pittsburgh PA. Lt. William Clark would offer to join Lewis on the expedition weeks later on October 13, 1803 at Camp Dubois (in present-day Indiana). Being that Lewis had been given full authority as leader of the expedition, he had been the one to choose Clark to join the team. Only then did they then named their team the "Corps of Discovery." From there, they sailed down the Ohio River towards St. Louis.
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Which president purchased the territory of Louisana during his term?
thomas jefferson was president during the lousiana purchase
Who appointed Lewis to lead the expedition west?
President Thomas Jefferson
What president commissioned the Lewis and Clarke expedition?
President Thomas Jefferson commissioned the Lewis and Clark expedition, not long after he bought the Louisiana territory from Napoleon.
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What brought about Lewis and Clark's expedition?
President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory and needed someone to check out the land
Which president matches with the Lewis and Clark expedition?
President Thomas Jefferson. It was 1803.
Which president purchased the territory of Louisana during his term?
thomas jefferson was president during the lousiana purchase
Who was president of the US when Louisiana was purchased.?
Thomas Jefferson.
Why did Lewis and Clark go to the expedition?
They were paid to do it by President Thomas Jefferson
What US president commissioned Lewis and Clark's expedition?
Thomas jefferson
Who appointed Lewis to lead the expedition west?
President Thomas Jefferson
How did the expedition fulfill the order given by president Thomas Jefferson?
the clark
Who was president of the US at the time of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
Thomas Jefferson was president at the time of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. infact, he sent Lewis out to explore and Lewis chose Clark to come along. So, Thomas Jefferson had a huge influence on the expedition.
What was the name of the expedition sent out by thomas Jefferson?
Lewis and Clark were went out by Jefferson to explore the newly purchased Louisiana Territory.
Which US president was in office during the Lewis and Clark expedition?
Thomas Jefferson
What president discovered Louisiana?
No president "discovered" Louisiana. Thomas Jefferson purchased it from France.
