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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19 From Marias River to the Great Falls June 3 - June 20, 1805.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 incapable of understanding his peers
(c) Michaux was under educated
(d) Michaux's interests lay in his own personal wealth

2. Why did expectations soar during this phase of the trip?
(a) The plains were full of timber
(b) The fur trade busienss was booming
(c) Trade with Indians seemed promising
(d) Lewis thought there was a water link to the Columbia River

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

4. The difference between a canoe and a pirogue is that
(a) Pirogues tip over more easily
(b) Pirogues have a covering over half the boat
(c) Canoes move much faster in the water
(d) Pirogues have flat bottoms and canoes do not

5. Lewis hoped that the Indians would accept
(a) The concept of trading their furs for beads
(b) The ravaging of their lands
(c) The idea of sharing the buffalo
(d) American sovereignty

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To follow the large keelboats up the river, the expedition made use of

3. Lewis tells Jefferson that the Snake Indians have large quantities of

4. Many outlying Mandan villages are abandoned due to

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

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