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

2. One of the unique "new" creatures found by Clark is the
(a) Trout
(b) Prairie dog
(c) Domestic cat
(d) Coyote

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Once they were on the Mississippi, Lewis and Clark decided to

2. France, having transferred the Louisiana Territory to the US, allows the expedition to

3. The voyage down the Ohio River starts out slowly because of the party's

4. The keelboat was replaced by pirogues and canoes at this point in the journey because

5. Jefferson undertook the preparation of

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