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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 25 Fort Clatsop December 8, 1805 - March 23, 1806.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Lewis learns from Cameahwait that the Nez Perce Indians
(a) Traveled north every year to hunt
(b) Lived west of the mountains
(c) Fished the Columbia
(d) Were well educated

3. Captain Lewis has his doubts about Jefferson's hope to
(a) Incorporate Indians into the body politic
(b) Learn about Western wildlife
(c) Pick the men up by ship
(d) Bring Indian chiefs to Washington

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

5. When the funds were appropriate from Congress for the expedition, Jefferson undertook to
(a) Have Lewis fully educated by experts in many fields
(b) Gather wagons and guns for Lewis
(c) Have Lewis come to live with him in the presidential house
(d) Show Lewis how to calculate latitude and longitude

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis was instructed by Sacagawea that, in Shoshone, "tab-ba-bone" meant

2. The most serious delay in starting the expedition was due to

3. It is important to Lewis that the men consider

4. At this point in their journey, wild game is

5. Settling at the coastal fort, the men start a

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