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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Jefferson's suggestion to Napoleon regarding New Orleans?
(a) Go to war with Spain to establish possesssion
(b) Cede the area to Spain in order to balance things
(c) Cede the area to the U.S. to prevent a war between allies
(d) Sign the area over to the British to arouse enmity

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

3. Lewis named many of the new rivers he found after
(a) Jefferson's ancestors
(b) Women he had known
(c) Government officials and politicians
(d) Clark's family members

4. Captain Clark's commission named him only as a
(a) Lieutenant
(b) Corporal
(c) Major
(d) Private

5. Once they were on the Mississippi, Lewis and Clark decided to
(a) Study the design of Fulton's steamboat
(b) Make a side trip to Santa Fe
(c) Double the size of their group
(d) Explore Missouri country

6. Mriwether Lewis gathered his specimens by
(a) Commanding Seaman to kill them
(b) Pinning them to the boat's deck
(c) Killing them
(d) Making sketches of them

7. During Jefferson's time, Americans were obsessed with the concept of
(a) Making peace with Native Americans
(b) Impeaching Thomas Jefferson
(c) Exploring the vast interior of the country
(d) Documenting the Native American tribes

8. On their journey over the Bitterroots, Lewis and his men found
(a) A butchered horse left for them by Clark
(b) A lagoon full of fish
(c) Signs of spring
(d) A few buffalo

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

10. 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

11. Prior to the beginning of the journey, Jefferson issues to Lewis
(a) A medal for courage and valor
(b) An unprecedented letter of credit
(c) A warning to spend judiciously
(d) Marching orders for the expedition

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

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

14. In addition to the enlisted men, the group included York, who was
(a) An expert in firearms
(b) William Clark's long-time slave
(c) A cartographer and explorer
(d) An expert hunter and trapper

15. Neither Captain took Sacagawea along to meet the Indians
(a) Because she was only good for negotiating
(b) For unknown reasons
(c) Because they were concerned about her health
(d) Because she needed to stay with her child

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis recommended that Jefferson consider Yellowstone's junction with the Missouri as a site for

2. France, having transferred the Louisiana Territory to the US, allows the expedition to

3. Black Buffalo was a chief of the

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

5. Lewis spoke to the Shoshone chief through

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