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

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

3. Jefferson's interest in sending an expedition westward was to find
(a) A water connection between both continental coasts
(b) Unknown Native American tribes
(c) New and unknown species of wild animals
(d) Rare birds and plants

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Meriwether Lewis has a penchant for

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

3. Merriwether Lewis and Captain William Clark are

4. Andre Michaux was selected to lead an expedition west until Jefferson discovered that

5. Meriwether Lewis and Thomas Jefferson's families have this in common.

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