Meriwether Lewis.
President Thomas Jefferson sent them to explore the "Louisiana Purchase" as they called it.
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led an expedition also known as the Corps of Discovery to explore the newly acquired land from the Louisiana Purchase. They were commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson.
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The very first thing that the United States did with the Louisiana Purchase was explore it. President Thomas Jefferson sent an expedition led by Lewis and Clark in 1804.
He was sent by president Thomas Jefferson to explore the 828000 square miles of land acquired in the Louisiana Purchase.
Thomas Jefferson. He approved the Louisiana Purchase which effectively doubled the size of the US.
Thomas Jefferson was the President at the time of the Louisiana Purchase. He also sent Lewis and Clark to explore the limits of the purchase.
No he was the one that sent them to explore because he had just acquired the Louisiana purchase and wanted information on the land.
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President Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the land acquired in the Louisiana Purchase. Lewis and Clark led the famous Lewis and Clark Expedition from 1804 to 1806, documenting and mapping the newly acquired territory.
Meriwether Lewis.
President Thomas Jefferson sent them to explore the "Louisiana Purchase" as they called it.
To explore the Louisiana Purchase for Thomas Jefferson!
Thomas Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark to explore the new west after the acquisition of Louisiana Territory. He doubled the size of the US during his presidency.
Lewis and Clark explored the area acquired by the Louisiana purchase. They did this under the request of Thomas Jefferson. The goal of the exploration was to explore the area that the US had purchased, looking for resources and other things of interest to the country.