View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17 Report from Fort Mandan March 22 - April 6, 1805.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Prior to the beginning of the journey, Jefferson issues to Lewis
(a) A medal for courage and valor
(b) An unprecedented letter of credit
(c) Marching orders for the expedition
(d) A warning to spend judiciously

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

4. The Captains inadvertently caused trouble by giving the three Indian chiefs
(a) Whiskey
(b) Beads
(c) Promises
(d) Medals

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Meriwether Lewis, on the journey down the Ohio, contracts

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

3. When the funds were appropriate from Congress for the expedition, Jefferson undertook to

4. Lewis recommended that Jefferson consider Yellowstone's junction with the Missouri as a site for

5. One of the unique "new" creatures found by Clark is the

(see the answer key)

This section contains 294 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample