Lewis and Clark were sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the west.
The Lewis and Clark expedition was sent west by Thomas Jefferson to explore the recently purchased Louisiana Territory.
Spain, France, England, and Russia already claimed lands in the west before Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark out to explore
Sacagawea and York helped Lewis and Clark explore the west
he sent Lewis and Clark to explore the west and changed history
Thomas Jefferson hired Lewis & Clark to explore the west.
President Thomas Jefferson sent them to explore the "Louisiana Purchase" as they called it.
He sent lewis and Clark
to explore the Mississippi river and a route to the Pacific ocean
He sent them to the west to explore the new in the west that congress had just bought from theFrenchesto also discover the new
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Pike was the leader of one group that was sent out to explore the west. Lewis and Clark were the leader of the other group. In the end they return but Pike was not and much as a hero like Lewis and Clark. They just wanted to please Jefferson.