He hoped to find an easy trade route to the pacific
All of these
he wanted to get married
Trade route
He wanted to purchase Louisiana from France.
Jefferson wanted Lewis and Clark to explore the Louisiana Purchase because he wanted to know what the place was like. Example: what animals live there, what is the landforms, who are the Indians who live there, etc.
Jefferson was originally a strict constructionist when it came to the Constitution. That meant that he believed the government could only do what the Constitution said it could do. There was nothing in the document that gave the federal government the right to purchase land. Jefferson at first wanted to get an amendment added to the Constitution to give the national government the right to buy land. But, Jefferson was also a pragmatist. His advisers convinced him that Napoleon might withdraw the offer of Louisiana at any time so Jefferson agreed to make the purchase.
Trade route
he wanted to get married
Trade route
He wanted to purchase Louisiana from France.
apex - He hoped to find an easy trade route to the Pacific.
Jefferson wanted Lewis and Clark to explore the Louisiana Purchase because he wanted to know what the place was like. Example: what animals live there, what is the landforms, who are the Indians who live there, etc.
Thomas Jefferson wanted to purchase Louisiana from France because he believed in the importance of westward expansion and acquiring the strategic port of New Orleans. Napoleon Bonaparte decided to sell it because he needed money for his military campaigns in Europe and no longer saw it as a valuable colonial possession.
The real purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition was to explore and map the newly acquired western territories of the United States, specifically the Louisiana Purchase, and establish trade with Native American tribes. They were also tasked with finding a practical route to the Pacific Ocean and collecting scientific data about the flora, fauna, and geography of the region.
The new territory would provide cheap and abundant land for all of the farmers.
No he was the one that sent them to explore because he had just acquired the Louisiana purchase and wanted information on the land.
Jefferson was originally a strict constructionist when it came to the Constitution. That meant that he believed the government could only do what the Constitution said it could do. There was nothing in the document that gave the federal government the right to purchase land. Jefferson at first wanted to get an amendment added to the Constitution to give the national government the right to buy land. But, Jefferson was also a pragmatist. His advisers convinced him that Napoleon might withdraw the offer of Louisiana at any time so Jefferson agreed to make the purchase.
Thomas Jefferson mostly wanted the port of New Orleans so that the United States could control the gateway to the Mississippi River. However, Napoleon Bonaparte needed money and was no longer interested in establishing an empire in North America, so he offered all of the Louisiana Territory to Jefferson's envoys who accepted the offer. By making the purchase, Jefferson also removed France's influence in the region and allowed for US expansion.