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

2. 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 care for his ailing mother
(d) To coordinate the education of his sister

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

4. One of Lewis' most prized possessions was his
(a) Collection of horses
(b) Quinine remedy
(c) Dry soup mix
(d) Air rifle

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Merriwether Lewis and Captain William Clark are

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

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

5. Thomas Jefferson appoints Meriweather Lewis as

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