<span> The </span>Lewis and Clark<span> Expedition consisted of a select group of military men, called the Corps of Discovery and civilians, led by Captain Meriwether </span>Lewis<span>and Second Lieutenant William </span>Clark<span> to explore the US lands obtained in the 1803 Louisiana Purchase and the Pacific Northwest. -American History </span>
Explanation:Columbus made his transatlantic voyages under the sponsorship of Ferdinand II and Isabella I, the Catholic Monarchs of Aragon, Castile, and Leon in Spain.