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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 Entering Indian Country August 1804 | Chapter 14 Encounter with the Sioux September 1804.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Prior to the beginning of the journey, Jefferson issues to Lewis
(a) A warning to spend judiciously
(b) Marching orders for the expedition
(c) An unprecedented letter of credit
(d) A medal for courage and valor

2. Shannon stayed lost for so long because he thought
(a) He had been abandoned
(b) The group would make better time
(c) The captain was expecting him to scout ahead
(d) He was chasing the keelboat

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

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

5. The Captains inadvertently caused trouble by giving the three Indian chiefs
(a) Promises
(b) Beads
(c) Medals
(d) Whiskey

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis feels that Native Americans will become civilized citizens, but

2. Plantation owners constantly seek additional land because

3. Clark noted that he was concerned that the expedition had insufficient

4. Lewis' political leanings favor

5. Meriwether Lewis, on the journey down the Ohio, contracts

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