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The members of the Lewis and Clark expedition sent out on their epic joureny from a spot near St. Louis, in present-say Missouri. Jefferson told Lewis and Clark to explore the Missouri River and to become friends with the American Indians they met. Before Jefferson was President, he had been trying to send explorers on an expedition to the West of the Mississippi River. Jefferson Wanted to know more about The West's people and their land, he also wanted to see if their was a river route that could be taken to the Pacific Ocean.