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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. After the hungry men gorged themselves on dried fish and roots,
(a) They reverted to horse meat
(b) They put off traveling for another week
(c) Their strength was regained
(d) They became violently ill

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

3. Lewis felt that within ten years, Americans would
(a) Be the biggest fur traders on earth
(b) Settle the west coast
(c) Easily make the journey across the continent
(d) Be moving to Canada to avoid taxes

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

5. Lewis triumphantly returned to the east with
(a) Leftover supplies
(b) All his men in good health
(c) Just a few men left
(d) Half of the men ill or deceased

Short Answer Questions

1. Winter at Fort Mandan was

2. Jefferson made Lewis a member of

3. Many outlying Mandan villages are abandoned due to

4. Old Toby told Lewis that the party could have traveled down a low pass, which would have

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

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