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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 Down the Ohio September - November 1803 | Chapter 10 Up the Mississippi to Winter Camp November 1803 - March 1804.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Once they were on the Mississippi, Lewis and Clark decided to
(a) Double the size of their group
(b) Study the design of Fulton's steamboat
(c) Explore Missouri country
(d) Make a side trip to Santa Fe

2. Andre Michaux was selected to lead an expedition west until Jefferson discovered that
(a) Michaux was under educated
(b) Michaux was incapable of understanding his peers
(c) Michaux was an agent of the French government
(d) Michaux's interests lay in his own personal wealth

3. Among his peers, Lewis is considered
(a) A bit shady
(b) A bigot
(c) Slightly effeminate
(d) Honest and trustworthy

4. Although he is formally educated, Meriwether Lewis returns to Virginia
(a) To manage the family plantation
(b) At the behest of Thomas Jefferson
(c) To coordinate the education of his sister
(d) To care for his ailing mother

5. Meriwether Lewis has a penchant for
(a) Poker
(b) Horse grooming
(c) Rambling
(d) Picking tobacco

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Lewis' political leanings favor

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

4. Jefferson undertook the preparation of

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

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