President Thomas Jefferson wanted to see what lay beyond the more he talked to Lewis about it the more curious became.
Jefferson conceived and ordered the Lewis and Clark expedition to explore the Louisiana Purchase. Additionally, Jefferson wished to validate US territorial claims, as purchased from France, over prospective claims by Spain.
Yes he was. William Clark was a lieutenant-captain and was in fact Lewis' superior prior to the expedition. However, once Jefferson assigned Lewis to the expedition, Lewis was promoted to Captain. Lewis always considered Clark his "co-captain" and kept secret the fact that Clark was of lower rank from the other members.
The Lewis and Clark Expedition : Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark .
the Lewis and Clark expedition was the first overland expedition undertaken by the united state to the pacific coast and back
President Thomas Jefferson funded the Lewis and Clark expedition.
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Thomas Jefferson was president at the time of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. infact, he sent Lewis out to explore and Lewis chose Clark to come along. So, Thomas Jefferson had a huge influence on the expedition.
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President Jefferson needed Lewis and Clark to map the Louisiana Territory and to explore it.
Lewis and Clark set about on their expedition in 1803. This was soon after Jefferson's acquisition in the Louisiana Purchase.
the Lewis and clark expedition.
Lewis and Clark led the expedition.Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
The Lewis and Clark expedition was sent west by Thomas Jefferson to explore the recently purchased Louisiana Territory.
They were paid to do it by President Thomas Jefferson