USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Jefferson asked Lewis to command an expedition to explore the land west of the Mississippi. With William Clark, Lewis led the journey to the Pacific Ocean and back between 1804 and 1806.

Detailed explanation-2: -On November 15, 1805, Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Volunteers for Northwestern Discovery reach the Pacific Ocean at the mouth of the Columbia River, one year, six months, and one day after leaving St. Louis, Missouri, in search of the legendary “Northwest Passage” to the sea.

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: -Lewis and Clark Reach the Pacific Ocean (1805) One of the premier developments of the Jefferson administration was the purchase of the Louisiana Territory. Following the purchase, Jefferson sentMeriwether Lewis and William Clark on an exploration which took them to the Pacific.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.