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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. France, having transferred the Louisiana Territory to the US, allows the expedition to
(a) Travel through American territory wihout hostility
(b) Include foreigners in the group of explorers
(c) Freely trap for fur along the way
(d) Purchase guns from the French

2. The most serious delay in starting the expedition was due to
(a) The process of choosing men to participate
(b) Having to locate large quantities of dried food
(c) The slowness of the US mail
(d) The building of the boat

3. On some of the worst days of the expedition the men were forced to
(a) Eat the meat of a colt
(b) Eat berries for dinner
(c) Pray for their safety
(d) Cuddle together for warmth

4. Winter at Fort Mandan was
(a) Extremely cold
(b) Raucous and merry
(c) Pleasant and comfrtable
(d) Fairly mild

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

6. Of the 5.5 million people in America during Jefferson's time,
(a) Slaves were the dominant population
(b) Slaves form the dominant group in the west
(c) Only one thousan were slaves
(d) Approximately one million were slaves

7. Lewis' men made wheels to drag their pirogues out of
(a) Oak trees
(b) Cottonwood trees
(c) Bark and mud
(d) Rounded rocks

8. Meriwether Lewis named Marias River after
(a) His mother
(b) His sister
(c) His cousin
(d) His grandmother

9. The two captains try to decide among two large river forks, which is the true
(a) Columbia
(b) Yellowstone
(c) Missouri
(d) Marias

10. Lewis tells Jefferson that the Snake Indians have large quantities of
(a) Corn
(b) Horses
(c) Furs
(d) Buffalo

11. The keelboat was replaced by pirogues and canoes at this point in the journey because
(a) t was needed for storage
(b) It was too large to navigate the upper Missouri River
(c) Lewis feared frightening the Indians
(d) It was obsolete and rusting

12. On their journey back to camp, Windsor and Lewis both
(a) Determined this was the Missouri
(b) Climbed cottonwoods for the view
(c) Fell down numerous times
(d) Nearly fell into a deep ravine

13. Even as a private, Lewis is accepted among military officers because
(a) He is educated
(b) He comes from a wealthy family
(c) He is extremely capable
(d) He is a great horseman

14. Lewis was instructed by Sacagawea that, in Shoshone, "tab-ba-bone" meant
(a) White man
(b) We want peace
(c) We are hungry
(d) Let us trade

15. Many outlying Mandan villages are abandoned due to
(a) Inclement weather
(b) War among tribes
(c) Smallpox
(d) Seasonal hunting

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis felt that meeting the Snake Indians could determine

2. Captain Clark's commission named him only as a

3. The difference between a canoe and a pirogue is that

4. At Clark's River, or Bitterroot River, the expedition met with

5. When Sacagawea became ill, Lewis treated her with

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