The exploration started shortly after they had done the Louisiana purchase. America had bought it from Napoleon Dynamite which we bought for 15 million American dollars. Then was commissioned by the president Thomas Jefferson. The expedition consisted of only a select few us army volunteers under order of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Their primary objective was to follow the Missouri river to see if it was connected to or came close to the Columbia river. Which flowed to the pacific ocean. During this expedition Lewis and Clark wanted to establish a particle route through the western half of America and doing so they wanted to establish an American presence in this territory before Britain or other countries can claim it. The expedition's secondary plan was scientific to discover new types of plant and animal species and geography. During the expedition they discover many Indian tribes and many lakes and rivers.
WMS last updated 4/10/13
WMS last updated 4/10/13