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In 1804, US President Thomas Jefferson, sent Lewis and Clark on an expedition to explore and map out the Louisiana territory that Jefferson had purchased from Napoleon. The territory began in New Orleans and stretched northwest from the Mississippi Basin well into the Pacific Northwest. The "Purchase" almost doubled the size of the US and comprised about 828,000 unexplored square miles.
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Who had Lewis and Clark explore the new land?
President Jefferson had sent them out to explore the land.
Did Lewis and Clark gain land from their expedition?
The Lewis and Clark expedition did not gain any land for the United States. The expedition was sent to explore land that was recently purchased from France. The area was known as Louisiana territory.
Why were Lewis and Clark sent to the Louisiana territory?
Lewis and Clark were sent to the Louisiana Territory to explore new land.
Who told lewis and clark to explore the mississippi river?
Lewis and Clark where send my their former president Thomas Jefferson to explore the land that at that time had not been explored by the U.S.
Why did the Lewis and Clark expdition happen?
they went to explore the new land
Did Lewis and Clark explore the new land bought from France?
yes they did
What two explorers did President Jefferson send to explore the land in what now is called Louisiana?
President Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the land acquired in the Louisiana Purchase. Lewis and Clark led the famous Lewis and Clark Expedition from 1804 to 1806, documenting and mapping the newly acquired territory.
Why did Lewis and clark explore the west?
they wanted to find more land to settle on.
Who chose Lewis and clark to explore the newly purchased land?
Tomas Jefferson
Which two areas of land did Lewis and Clark explore between 1804 and 1806?
The land of butt trees.
What did thomas jefferson do prior to The Louisiana Purchase?
He sent Lewis and Clark to explore the land.
What land did Lewis and Clark explore?
Lewis and Clark explored the western portion of the United States, specifically the area that is now known as the Louisiana Purchase. Their expedition, known as the Corps of Discovery, took them through present-day states such as Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Montana, among others.
