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What is a definition for Lewis and Clark?

Lewis and Clark were a pair of explorers who led the Lewis and Clark Expedition, a United States government-sponsored expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory and seek out a Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean. The expedition lasted from 1804 to 1806 and was led by Meriwether Lewis, a United States Army officer and secretary to President Thomas Jefferson, and William Clark, a frontiersman and explorer who had served under Lewis in the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The expedition was a success and resulted in the acquisition of a vast amount of land for the United States, as well as the establishment of trade routes with the Native American tribes of the region.