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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21 Looking for the Shoshones July 15 - August 12, 1805.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Meriwether Lewis named Marias River after
(a) His cousin
(b) His grandmother
(c) His sister
(d) His mother

2. Lewis tells Jefferson that the Snake Indians have large quantities of
(a) Furs
(b) Horses
(c) Buffalo
(d) Corn

3. Lewis recommended that Jefferson consider Yellowstone's junction with the Missouri as a site for
(a) A trading post
(b) A new township
(c) A military installation
(d) The new western capital

4. Why did expectations soar during this phase of the trip?
(a) The fur trade busienss was booming
(b) The plains were full of timber
(c) Lewis thought there was a water link to the Columbia River
(d) Trade with Indians seemed promising

5. One of the unique "new" creatures found by Clark is the
(a) Coyote
(b) Trout
(c) Prairie dog
(d) Domestic cat

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis feels that Native Americans will become civilized citizens, but

2. Plantation owners constantly seek additional land because

3. Lewis felt that meeting the Snake Indians could determine

4. Meriwether Lewis and Thomas Jefferson's families have this in common.

5. Lewis' political leanings favor

(see the answer key)

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