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

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) Show Lewis how to calculate latitude and longitude
(c) Have Lewis come to live with him in the presidential house
(d) Gather wagons and guns for Lewis

3. The primary means of overland transportation in the 1700s was
(a) Crude highways
(b) Waterways
(c) Horse-drawn carriage
(d) Antique automobiles

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

5. Merriwether Lewis and Captain William Clark are
(a) Distant rivals
(b) Very close friends
(c) Related by marriage
(d) Acquainted but not familiar

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Although he is formally educated, Meriwether Lewis returns to Virginia

3. As Jefferson's protege, Lewis had the honor of

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

5. In preparation for the expedition, Lewis oversees the construction of

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