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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 28 The Lolo Trail June 10 - July 2, 1806.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lewis thought that buffalo hair might produce
(a) Packing material
(b) A fine wool
(c) Good stuffing for pillows
(d) Soft baby blankets

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

3. Lewis' attitude toward gold during this expedition was one of
(a) Futility
(b) Hope
(c) Excessive greed
(d) Indifference

4. Thomas Jefferson appoints Meriweather Lewis as
(a) His personal secretary
(b) Secretary of Commerce
(c) Secretary of State
(d) Secretary of the Interior

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For Lewis' men, life at Fort Clatsop in the winter was

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

3. Cut Nose planned to send two guides to the expedition to help them get to

4. When he reached Louisville, Kentucky, Lewis

5. Meriwether Lewis, on the journey down the Ohio, contracts

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