Why were Lewis and Clark chosen to explore the Louisiana purchase

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Dallas Fisher

11 May, 20:24

Why were Lewis and Clark chosen to explore the Louisiana purchase

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Sarahi Watson · Answer 1

Because they had no family to be remembered by.

Madalynn Oconnor · Answer 2

The Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the first American expedition to cross what is now the western portion of the United States ... President Thomas Jefferson commissioned the expedition shortly after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.