1803
Thomas Jefferson hired Lewis & Clark to explore the west.
Thomas Jefferson hired Lewis and Clark.
Sacagawea
No, they met her along the way.
When Lewis and Clark wintered at the present site of Bismarck, North Dakota, there they met Sacagawea and her husband in 1804. Toussaint Charbonneau was interviewed to interpret Hidatsa for the Lewis and Clark expedition, but Lewis and Clark (esp. Clark) were not overly impressed with him. However, Sacagawea his wife spoke Shoshone and Hidatsa, so they hired Charbonneau on November 4,1804 and he and Sacagawea moved into Fort Mandan a week later. Sacagawea was 16 or 17 at this time.
President Jefferson needed Lewis and Clark to map the Louisiana Territory and to explore it.
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The Lewis and Clark Expedition : Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark .
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.
Thomas Jefferson gave Lewis and Clark $2,500.