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Why did Jefferson send Lewis and Clark to explore the Louisiana?
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Thomas Jefferson had dreamed of exploring the West for at least 20 years before he even became President. In 1783 he had even asked Clark's brother, George, to take on the challenge. After finally purchasing the Louisiana Territory, and two weeks before inauguration day Jefferson asked Lewis, his secretary of state, to go on the journey. After Lewis was very intelligent and trustworthy, and after being given specific instructions and properly trained, he began the expedition on August 30, 1803 in Pittsburgh PA. Lt. William Clark would only offer to join Lewis on the expedition weeks later on October 13, 1803 at Camp Dubois (in present-day Indiana). Jefferson had given Lewis full authority as leader of the expedition, so it was Lewis who chose Clark, not Jefferson. They then named their team the "Corps of Discovery."
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Who inspired Lewis Clark to explore?
Well, this is easy. Thomas Jefferson inspired Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the Louisiana.
Why did president Jefferson need Lewis and clark on the expedition where?
President Jefferson needed Lewis and Clark to map the Louisiana Territory and to explore it.
Who was sent by Jefferson to explore the wilderness of the southwestern Louisiana territory?
Lewis and Clark
What were Meriwether Lewis and William Clark?
To explore the Louisiana Purchase for Thomas Jefferson!
What did thomas jefferson do prior to The Louisiana Purchase?
He sent Lewis and Clark to explore the land.
Who did Jefferson send to explore the Louisiana territory?
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, and Zebulon Pike
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.
Who sent Lewis and clark west to explore?
President Thomas Jefferson sent them to explore the "Louisiana Purchase" as they called it.
Which country sent Lewis and clark?
America. Thomas Jefferson sent them to explore the Louisiana Purchase.
Who commissioned Lewis and Clark to form a expedition to explore the Louisiana territory?
President Thomas Jefferson
Who were Meriwether Lewis and William Clark?
explorers who explore the Louisiana purchase for president Thomas Jefferson
Which two men did Jefferson send to explore the new western lands he acquired with the Louisiana Purchase?
Jefferson appointed Lewis and Clark to explore the Louisiana Purchase.
