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

2. When he reached Louisville, Kentucky, Lewis
(a) Almost gives up the journey
(b) Decides to delay the expedition
(c) Meets up with his partner, William Clark
(d) Registers Indians into his crew

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Plantation owners constantly seek additional land because

4. During Jefferson's time, Americans were obsessed with the concept of

5. Clark's attitude toward hostile Indian tribes was

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