In January of 1803, Jefferson requested $2500 from Congress to pay for the costs of the trip. Thomas Jefferson then commissioned Capt. Meriwether Lewis (his Secretary of State) to explore the newly purchased Louisiana Territory. This territory is what is now the northwest United States. Lt. William Clark would offer to join Lewis on the expedition weeks later and their team was called the 'Corps of Discovery'. At the time, Lewis as 29 years old and Clark was 33. So all in all, THOMAS JEFFERSON sent them on their expidition.
Lewis and Clark were sent to the Louisiana Territory to explore new land.
their trip began in Missouri
No, they stared the trip together
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Lewis and Clark led the expedition.Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
Lewis and Clark were sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the west.
They discovered the Northwest Passage.
The Lewis and Clark expedition was sent west by Thomas Jefferson to explore the recently purchased Louisiana Territory.
Lewis and Clark never explored Wisconsin. They followed the Missouri River for much of their trip.
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She had to carry her child on the trip