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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. Jefferson undertook the preparation of
(a) A large list of "useful knowledge" to be gathered by Lewis
(b) Boats and clothing to be used by the explorers
(c) Many different types of maps to guide the explorers
(d) Food packaging for the expedition

2. To follow the large keelboats up the river, the expedition made use of
(a) Paddles
(b) Inflatable vests
(c) Ski-doos
(d) Pirogues

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

4. Meriwether Lewis, on the journey down the Ohio, contracts
(a) Dysentary from spoiled food
(b) Bilious fever from damp nights
(c) Malaria from mosquitoes
(d) Influenza from bad water

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Prior to the beginning of the journey, Jefferson issues to Lewis

2. The primary means of overland transportation in the 1700s was

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

4. In addition to the enlisted men, the group included York, who was

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

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