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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Spring at Fort Mandan, Lewis felt that the expedition was really
(a) Coming to an end
(b) Just beginning
(c) A pipe dream
(d) Halfway finished

2. What was Jefferson's suggestion to Napoleon regarding New Orleans?
(a) Sign the area over to the British to arouse enmity
(b) Go to war with Spain to establish possesssion
(c) Cede the area to Spain in order to balance things
(d) Cede the area to the U.S. to prevent a war between allies

3. The keelboat was replaced by pirogues and canoes at this point in the journey because
(a) Lewis feared frightening the Indians
(b) It was obsolete and rusting
(c) It was too large to navigate the upper Missouri River
(d) t was needed for storage

4. 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

5. Merriwether Lewis and Captain William Clark are
(a) Very close friends
(b) Related by marriage
(c) Acquainted but not familiar
(d) Distant rivals

6. Clark noted that he was concerned that the expedition had insufficient
(a) Arms and ammunition to make the journey safely
(b) Supplies to deal with the multitude of Indians they will meet
(c) Food to feed their large crew for many months
(d) Credit enough to puchase what they needed

7. Even as a private, Lewis is accepted among military officers because
(a) He is a great horseman
(b) He is extremely capable
(c) He is educated
(d) He comes from a wealthy family

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

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

10. The most serious delay in starting the expedition was due to
(a) The building of the boat
(b) The process of choosing men to participate
(c) The slowness of the US mail
(d) Having to locate large quantities of dried food

11. Black Buffalo was a chief of the
(a) Omahas
(b) Sioux
(c) Tetons
(d) Arikara

12. The strange gunshot-type noise that came regularly from the northwest
(a) Was a member of the expedition signalling them
(b) Was a tribe of advanced Indians
(c) Has never been explained
(d) Was Sacagawea's family looking for her

13. Shannon stayed lost for so long because he thought
(a) The group would make better time
(b) He had been abandoned
(c) He was chasing the keelboat
(d) The captain was expecting him to scout ahead

14. During Jefferson's time, Americans were obsessed with the concept of
(a) Impeaching Thomas Jefferson
(b) Exploring the vast interior of the country
(c) Documenting the Native American tribes
(d) Making peace with Native Americans

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Jefferson undertook the preparation of

2. Of the 5.5 million people in America during Jefferson's time,

3. Among his peers, Lewis is considered

4. Captain Clark's commission named him only as a

5. Lewis and Clark secretly planned to send three men back to St. Louis to deliver

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