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

2. Lewis travels extensively through the western frontiers in his position as
(a) Stagecoach driver
(b) Military transporter
(c) Paymaster
(d) Army corporal

3. The men who served on Lewis & Clark's crew were punished for their violations by
(a) Pulling extra cooking duty
(b) Being confined to the ship
(c) The laying on of lashes
(d) Being held in stocks

4. During Jefferson's time, Americans were obsessed with the concept of
(a) Documenting the Native American tribes
(b) Exploring the vast interior of the country
(c) Making peace with Native Americans
(d) Impeaching Thomas Jefferson

5. Jefferson undertook the preparation of
(a) A large list of "useful knowledge" to be gathered by Lewis
(b) Boats and clothing to be used by the explorers
(c) Food packaging for the expedition
(d) Many different types of maps to guide the explorers

Short Answer Questions

1. France, having transferred the Louisiana Territory to the US, allows the expedition to

2. Black Buffalo was a chief of the

3. Lewis' political leanings favor

4. The Captains inadvertently caused trouble by giving the three Indian chiefs

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

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