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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21 Looking for the Shoshones July 15 - August 12, 1805.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The men in the expedition were bound by the knowledge
(a) They needed to return safely
(b) They were dependent on Lewis
(c) They were making history
(d) They might not survive

2. When Sacagawea recalls the place where she was kidnapped by the Hidatsas, she
(a) Becomes withdrawn
(b) Breaks down and cries
(c) Shows no emotion
(d) Becomes protective of her child

3. Lewis realized that he was facing sixteen miles of portage, meaning
(a) They would be coming into a local port soon
(b) They would have to carry their boats overland
(c) They would be climbing miles of cliffs
(d) They would have an easy ride down the rapids

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

5. At this point in their journey, wild game is
(a) Difficult to hunt
(b) Frightened of the boats
(c) Scarce
(d) Abundant

Short Answer Questions

1. When the funds were appropriate from Congress for the expedition, Jefferson undertook to

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

3. Prior to the beginning of the journey, Jefferson issues to Lewis

4. The primary means of overland transportation in the 1700s was

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

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