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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 37 Last Voyage September 3 - October 11, 1809.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jefferson made Lewis a member of
(a) The Harvard Botany Society
(b) The American Philosophical Society
(c) The Audobon Society
(d) The John Birch Society

2. The strange gunshot-type noise that came regularly from the northwest
(a) Has never been explained
(b) Was a member of the expedition signalling them
(c) Was Sacagawea's family looking for her
(d) Was a tribe of advanced Indians

3. Plantation owners constantly seek additional land because
(a) They wear out the soil with tobacco planting
(b) They want more power over the territory
(c) They want to conquer the British
(d) They wish to be free and independent

4. Lewis' underlying goal at this point is for America to
(a) Finally oust Spain and France from the fur trade
(b) Dominate the fur trade throughout the West
(c) Understand the ways of the various Indian tribes
(d) Know the wildlife that existed beyond the Mississippi

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The primary industry in St. Louis is associated with

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

3. Lewis described the Siouxs' ruling passion as

4. Bates, who had stood in for Lewis as governor, finally has

5. Jefferson felt that the Indians would give over their land in exchange for

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