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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 Down the Ohio September - November 1803 | Chapter 10 Up the Mississippi to Winter Camp November 1803 - March 1804.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Meriwether Lewis, on the journey down the Ohio, contracts
(a) Dysentary from spoiled food
(b) Bilious fever from damp nights
(c) Malaria from mosquitoes
(d) Influenza from bad water

2. Jefferson undertook the preparation of
(a) Food packaging for the expedition
(b) A large list of "useful knowledge" to be gathered by Lewis
(c) Many different types of maps to guide the explorers
(d) Boats and clothing to be used by the explorers

3. France, having transferred the Louisiana Territory to the US, allows the expedition to
(a) Purchase guns from the French
(b) Freely trap for fur along the way
(c) Include foreigners in the group of explorers
(d) Travel through American territory wihout hostility

4. The primary means of overland transportation in the 1700s was
(a) Horse-drawn carriage
(b) Waterways
(c) Antique automobiles
(d) Crude highways

5. Prior to the beginning of the journey, Jefferson issues to Lewis
(a) Marching orders for the expedition
(b) An unprecedented letter of credit
(c) A warning to spend judiciously
(d) A medal for courage and valor

Short Answer Questions

1. Andre Michaux was selected to lead an expedition west until Jefferson discovered that

2. What was Jefferson's suggestion to Napoleon regarding New Orleans?

3. Lewis travels extensively through the western frontiers in his position as

4. When the funds were appropriate from Congress for the expedition, Jefferson undertook to

5. During Jefferson's time, Americans were obsessed with the concept of

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