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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 31 Reporting to the President September 23 - December 31, 1806.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On some of the worst days of the expedition the men were forced to
(a) Pray for their safety
(b) Eat berries for dinner
(c) Eat the meat of a colt
(d) Cuddle together for warmth

2. Lewis hoped that the Indians would accept
(a) American sovereignty
(b) The idea of sharing the buffalo
(c) The concept of trading their furs for beads
(d) The ravaging of their lands

3. Old Toby told Lewis that the party could have traveled down a low pass, which would have
(a) Been a great place to spend the winter
(b) Saved them seven weeks of travel
(c) Brought them right to the Columbia
(d) Been the best place for hunting buffalo

4. At Clark's River, or Bitterroot River, the expedition met with
(a) Shoshone squaws
(b) Samish Indians
(c) Ross Indians
(d) Modoc Indians

5. Winter at Fort Mandan was
(a) Raucous and merry
(b) Extremely cold
(c) Fairly mild
(d) Pleasant and comfrtable

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis felt that within ten years, Americans would

2. Lewis planned ahead for meetings with Native Americans by bringing

3. Lewis triumphantly returned to the east with

4. Jefferson made Lewis a member of

5. The base of Lewis's proposed trading plan with Canton would be

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