Sacagawea and York helped Lewis and Clark explore the west
Thomas Jefferson hired Lewis & Clark to explore the west.
Lewis and Clark were sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the west.
He sent lewis and Clark
1804
To the Pacific Ocean
Thomas Jefferson
The Lewis and Clark expedition was sent west by Thomas Jefferson to explore the recently purchased Louisiana Territory.
they wanted to find more land to settle on.
to explore the west :)
Spain, France, England, and Russia already claimed lands in the west before Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark out to explore
Benjamin Franklin did not send Lewis and Clark on their expedition. The Lewis and Clark expedition was commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson in 1803 to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase territory. It aimed to find a practical route across the western half of the continent, while establishing an American presence in the uncharted west.