The main goal of the Lewis and Clark expedition was to find an all-water route to the Pacific Ocean. Although Lewis and Clark reached their destination, they did not find an all-water route. However, their route would provide a basis for the Oregon Trail and was nevertheless an achievement.
He sent lewis and Clark to find a water route to the pacific
The first transcontinental expedition to the Pacific Coast.
to find the water route for pacific and to unchart west
The purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition, or Corps of Discovery , was to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean.
yes, the route the took that led them most directly to the pacific ocean was the Columbia river.
Even before the Lewis and Clark expedition, people already knew that the Pacific Ocean existed. The mission of the Lewis and Clark expedition was to find an all-water route to the Pacific Ocean. Therefore, they expected to find the Pacific, but they did not expect the various animal and native encounters along the way.
Lewis and Clark did not discover the Pacific Ocean, they knew it existed long before their expedition. They were in fact assigned to explore the newly purchased Louisiana Territory and find the "easiest way" to the Pacific. They certainly weren't looking for a "Northwest Passage."
Lewis and Clark
to find a water route to the Pacific
Lewis and Clark were tasked with exploring the uncharted territory of the Louisiana Purchase and finding a practical route to the Pacific Ocean by water for trade and transportation. The hope was to establish an efficient trade route to Asia and expand the young nation's economic interests.
William Clark's original goal was to co-lead the Lewis and Clark Expedition with Meriwether Lewis to explore and map the newly acquired Louisiana Territory, establish diplomatic relations with Native American tribes, and find a water route to the Pacific Ocean.
Lewis and Clark did not find a continuous waterway connecting the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, often referred to as the "Northwest Passage." They also did not find a practical and navigable route by water through the western part of the continent.