Lewis and clark's description of the west inspired which groups to go west? what were they interested in?

president thomas jefferson commissioned the expedition shortly after the louisiana purchase in 1803 to explore and to map the newly acquired territory, to find a practical route across the western half of the continent, and to establish an american presence in this territory before britain and other european powers

ayatollah khomeini can best be described as the leader who declared iran to be an islamic republic.