To figure out the western part of the united states.
The purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition, or Corps of Discovery , was to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean.
The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and the launch of the Lewis and Clark expedition of discovery.
It wasn't. Lewis and Clark had nothing to do with the exploration of the Northwest Passage. The purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition was to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase and points west.
she traveled with Lewis and clark
Expansion and settlement. Jefferson founded the corps of discovery(lewis and clark) to settle the lands gained though the Louisana Purchase
Col. Meriwether Lewis Clark, Jr is the grandson of William Clark. His father was William Clark's son Meriwether Lewis Clark, Sr. William Clark had named his son after his friend Meriwether Lewis.
Lewis and Clark's full names are Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Their famous journey lasted from 1804 until the fall of 1806.
Meriwether Lewis was in charge and William Clark came as his assistant. But the Lewis And Clark Expedition is still know as The Lewis And Clark Expedition.
Lewis and Clark led an expedition sanctioned by the United States government. They were both in the military at the time of the exposition. The purpose was to map a route and measure land travel to the Pacific Ocean.
Lewis and Clark were the two explorers that led the expedition over the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific.
Despite having qualm about the constitutionality of the purchase, Jefferson pushed for its completion. After it was made, he commissioned Lewis and Clark to explore it and make notes of what they found.
Lewis and Clark did not invent anything.