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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. For Lewis' men, life at Fort Clatsop in the winter was

2. Jefferson did not send a Navy vessel to retrieve the expedition because

3. Lewis proposed to free up the fur trade by establishing

4. The Indians almost provoked Lewis to the point of

5. The government refused to pay Lewis' drafts for the return of Big White, ostensibly because

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the Captains make the dangerous decision to divide the men into five groups?

2. Discuss Lewis' varied capabilities that made him the perfect leader for this journey.

3. Describe Lewis' desperate act in the spring of 1806.

4. What mistake did Lewis make with the Blackfoot Indians with whom he was trying to make a deal?

5. Explain Lewis' maneuvering when he arrived in St. Louis, with respect to communicating about the expedition.

6. Can we ascribe any meaning to soldiers giving Captain Clark presents for Christmas, and no mention of presents for Lewis?

7. Discuss Meriwether Lewis' response to the fact that some of his soldiers were planning to publish their own journals of the expedition.

8. Does it seem odd that the Captains and their soldiers had no idea of how they would be rewarded by the government prior to their return from the expedition?

9. What is it that begins to finally destroy Lewis financially?

10. What were some of the changes the expedition experienced as they came nearer to the coast?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an exploratory essay about the esteemed American Philosophical Society, and try to answer the following questions:

1) Who established it, and when

2) Its purpose

3) Who belonged to it of note

4) What it accomplished or contributed

Essay Topic 2

Research and write an expository essay on the rumor/legend/fact that Thomas Jefferson had an affair and a child with his black slave.

1) What is known about this rumor now? Was it true?

2) Have the relatives of this relationship surfaced, and, if so, how much credibility can we give to their stories?

3) Jefferson was never married. Can it be determined whether he was in love with this female slave?

4) Jefferson was known as something of a womanizer. If there is little factual information to support the affair, is it likely to have been true, given Jefferson's lifestyle?

Essay Topic 3

Meriwether Lewis' father died when he was young and his mother remarried, changing her name to Marks.

1) Is there a genealogy of Lewis' family? Is there an organized group of "family" genealogists related to him?

2) Lewis is said to have come from royal ancestry in Europe. Research this and determine whether it is factual, and provide additional information.

3) Try to locate some information on Meriwether Lewis' father. Did he suffer from mental illness? Write an essay on his life.

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