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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. Meriwether Lewis has a penchant for
(a) Picking tobacco
(b) Poker
(c) Rambling
(d) Horse grooming

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

3. The most serious delay in starting the expedition was due to
(a) The slowness of the US mail
(b) The process of choosing men to participate
(c) Having to locate large quantities of dried food
(d) The building of the boat

4. Lewis feels that Native Americans will become civilized citizens, but
(a) Thinks it will take many centuries
(b) Does not believe African Americans will
(c) Wishes they would first learn how to dress
(d) Hopes he will not become involved in it

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Among his peers, Lewis is considered

2. Lewis' political leanings favor

3. Jefferson undertook the preparation of

4. Of the 5.5 million people in America during Jefferson's time,

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

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