USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Lewis and Clark Expedition began in 1804, when President Thomas Jefferson tasked Meriwether Lewis with exploring the lands west of the Mississippi River that comprised the Louisiana Purchase . Lewis chose William Clark as his co-leader for the mission.

Detailed explanation-2: -In addition, Clark was tasked with assembling and training a group of men that would become the Corps of Discovery. The Corps included an enslaved person named York, whom Clark owned. He, along with Meriwether Lewis, led the Corps of Discovery to the Pacific Ocean between 1804 and 1806.

Detailed explanation-3: -Meriwether Lewis (August 18, 1774 – October 11, 1809) was an American explorer, soldier, politician, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery, with William Clark.

Detailed explanation-4: -Meriwether Lewis, not knowing where he may be.” Jefferson gave two reasons for seeking the young Lewis: first his knowledge of the western country and the army and secondly, “A personal acquaintance with him, owing from his being of my neighborhood."