No, they had to cross the Rocky Mountains.
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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.
One of the goals of the Lewis and Clark expedition was not to discover a water route to the Pacific Ocean.
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The purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition, or Corps of Discovery , was to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean.
They found a route to the pacific ocean and explored the west
to find the water route for pacific and to unchart west
The first transcontinental expedition to the Pacific Coast.
yes, the route the took that led them most directly to the pacific ocean was the Columbia river.
He sent lewis and Clark to find a water route to the pacific
Lewis and Clark traveled West through the Louisiana Purchase, St. Charles, Fort Mandan, and reached the Pacific Ocean.
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."