1. What did President Thomas Jefferson ask Lewis and Clark to do?
President T. Jefferson asked Lewis and Clark to launch an expedition after Louisiana Purchase to explore and map the new territory to find a route across the western and also to have American presence in the territory before any other European power including Britain.
2. What were Jefferson's three goals for the trip
1. Establish trade with the natives
2. Affirm the sovereignty of the US in the region
3. To find a waterway from the US to the Pacific Ocean