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) Explore Missouri country
(c) Study the design of Fulton's steamboat
(d) Make a side trip to Santa Fe

2. 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) Show Lewis how to calculate latitude and longitude
(d) Have Lewis come to live with him in the presidential house

3. What was Jefferson's suggestion to Napoleon regarding New Orleans?
(a) Cede the area to the U.S. to prevent a war between allies
(b) Go to war with Spain to establish possesssion
(c) Cede the area to Spain in order to balance things
(d) Sign the area over to the British to arouse enmity

4. The most serious delay in starting the expedition was due to
(a) Having to locate large quantities of dried food
(b) The building of the boat
(c) The slowness of the US mail
(d) The process of choosing men to participate

5. Of the 5.5 million people in America during Jefferson's time,
(a) Approximately one million were slaves
(b) Slaves were the dominant population
(c) Only one thousan were slaves
(d) Slaves form the dominant group in the west