Question

12. What was the primary goal of the Corps

of Discovery, led by Lewis and Clark?
A. To establish a permanent settlement in the
Pacific Northwest
B. To find a direct water route to the Atlantic
Ocean
C. To map the newly acquired Louisiana
Territory.
D. To study the wildlife and natural resources
of the Great Plains.

Answer 1

The primary purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804 - 1806 was to search for a water route across North America from the Atlantic to the Pacific. This was the stated purpose of the expedition in President Jefferson's written instruction to Lewis and Clark.