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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. As Jefferson's protege, Lewis had the honor of
(a) Delivering Jefferson's first State of the Union Address
(b) Coordinating Jefferson's social engagements
(c) Being recognized as Jefferson's servant
(d) Appointing Jefferson's cabinet members

2. Even as a private, Lewis is accepted among military officers because
(a) He comes from a wealthy family
(b) He is extremely capable
(c) He is educated
(d) He is a great horseman

3. In addition to the enlisted men, the group included York, who was
(a) William Clark's long-time slave
(b) A cartographer and explorer
(c) An expert hunter and trapper
(d) An expert in firearms

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Jefferson's interest in sending an expedition westward was to find

2. What was Jefferson's suggestion to Napoleon regarding New Orleans?

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

4. Meriwether Lewis has a penchant for

5. Lewis travels extensively through the western frontiers in his position as

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