Lewis and Clark Intro

1. Louisiana Purchase

1.1. In 1803 Thomas Jefferson made the Louisiana Purchase.

1.1.1. The Louisiana Purchase eventually doubled the size of the United States, greatly strengthened the country materially and strategically, provided a powerful impetus to westward expansion.`

1.1.1.1. The Louisiana Purchase

1.1.2. Biography of Thomas Jefferson for Kids: Meet the American President - FreeSchool

2. Why Lewis and Clark went

2.1. After the Louisiana Purchase Treaty was made, Jefferson initiated an exploration of the newly purchased land and the territory beyond the "great rock mountains" in the West. He chose Meriwether Lewis to lead an expedition, who in turn solicited the help of William Clark.

2.1.1. trace the route of lewis and clark