Napoleon puts Louisiana for sale in 1803.Jefferson was ready to buy it already in 1792, Jefferson had already started his quest to map and explore the lands west of St. Louis, so he decides to ask Lewis his secretary of states to go and travel around and make maps and new discoveries. Lewis picked as commander of expedition. Writes to ask William Clark to join him and share command. Clark accepts. So from Washington Dc they start to travel to Louisiana, French territory. It was significant because its how the Lewis and Clark's expedition started. This was the beginning of an adventurous and helpful expedition to the United States.
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