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The expedition's goal as stated by President Jefferson was "to explore the Missouri River, & such principal stream of it as, by its course & communication with the water of the Pacific ocean may offer the most direct & practicable water communication across this continent, for the purposes of commerce." In addition, the expedition was to learn more about the Northwest's Natural Resources, inhabitants, and possibilities for settlement.

The Lewis and Clark failed to find an all-water route to the Pacific, but they succeeded in preparing approximately 140 maps, documenting over 122 species of animals and approximately 178 plants and establishing friendly relations with some of the Native American tribes.

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