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Lewis and Clark were sent, because president Thomas Jefferson wanted them to explore the other side of the Mississippi river. The French sold the US the Louisiana purchase, which was double the US. They wanted to explore over there and see what they were buying. Also they wanted to see what the Pacific Ocean was like. They wanted to claim the land.
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∙ 15y agoLewis and Clark were dispatched to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase. They also wanted to find the Northwest Passage, which was a waterway connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
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Who sent you to find the northwest passage?
President Thomas Jefferson funded the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Who did Jefferson send to explore the Louisiana territory?
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, and Zebulon Pike
Who did president Jefferson hire to explore the Louisiana Purchase in 1803?
The Lewis and Clark Expedition : Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark .
Who sent Lewis and clark west to explore?
President Thomas Jefferson sent them to explore the "Louisiana Purchase" as they called it.
What was the size of the Lewis and Clark expedition?
The Lewis and Clark expedition consisted of 33 individuals. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were the leaders.
Why were Lewis and Clark sent to the Louisiana territory?
Lewis and Clark were sent to the Louisiana Territory to explore new land.
Who led the expedition into Louisiana Territory?
Lewis and Clark led the expedition.Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
Why did Lewis and Clark go out west?
Lewis and Clark were sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the west.
Why was the Lewis and Clark expedition sent to the west?
The Lewis and Clark expedition was sent west by Thomas Jefferson to explore the recently purchased Louisiana Territory.
Who were the men sent to explore Louisiana purchase?
Lews and Clark
Who sent sacajwea with Lewis and clark?
Thomas Jefferson
Who had sent Lewis and clark on the expedition?
Thomas Jefferson
What was it that Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark on their expedition?
a letter
Who sent Lewis and clark on an expeditin?
Thomas Jefferson
What is the Lewis and Clark expidition?
Lewis and Clark were sent in the 1700's from the east of the U.S. territory to see what was the the west of the Appalachian mountains.
Who sent Lewis and Clark to explore the west?
Thomas Jefferson
Who was sent out to explore what is now new york?
clark and Lewis
