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.
President Thomas Jefferson funded the Lewis and Clark expedition.
President Thomas Jefferson sent them to explore the "Louisiana Purchase" as they called it.
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, and Zebulon Pike
The Lewis and Clark Expedition : Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark .
The Lewis and Clark expedition consisted of 33 individuals. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were the leaders.
Lewis and Clark were sent to the Louisiana Territory to explore new land.
Lewis and Clark led the expedition.Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
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.
Lews and Clark
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