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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The base of Lewis's proposed trading plan with Canton would be
(a) Fort Clatsop
(b) The Walla-Walla tribal grounds
(c) The Yakima trading post
(d) The Nez Perce camp

2. Lewis triumphantly returned to the east with
(a) Leftover supplies
(b) Half of the men ill or deceased
(c) Just a few men left
(d) All his men in good health

3. The Americans astonished the Indians by
(a) Shooting their rifles into the air
(b) Swimming the deep rapids
(c) Navigating Class V rapids in canoes
(d) Walking along the river on cliffs

4. Lewis' first attempt at suicide was
(a) Unsuccessful
(b) A misfire
(c) A call for help
(d) A false alarm

5. Lewis proposed to free up the fur trade by establishing
(a) New laws that would prohibit British trapping
(b) A dominant relationship with the Indians
(c) Trading posts and forts along the rivers
(d) Requirements for trapping licenses

6. Upon Lewis' death, the expedition journals fell into the hands of
(a) Thomas Jefferson
(b) Nicholas Biddle
(c) William Clark
(d) George Shannon

7. One of the pleasures the expedition encountered was
(a) The Indian guides' sense of humor
(b) The abundance of Buffalo at Lolo River
(c) The flat, easy trails through the mountains
(d) The hot springs at Lolo

8. Lewis' greatest mistake may have been
(a) Leaving Jefferson's home
(b) Not learning to spell
(c) His broken friendship with Secretary Bates
(d) His failure to get his journals published

9. Lewis and his small group travel to the headwaters of the Marias in order to
(a) Find out if the Missouri River drains into Louisiana Purchase territory
(b) Fish for trout
(c) Locate the stash of supplies they left earlier
(d) Find out if there is any end to the Missouri River before Canada

10. Thomas Jefferson appointed Meriwether Lewis
(a) Secretary of State
(b) As governor of the Lousiana Territory
(c) Speaker of the House
(d) Secretary of the Interior

11. Unlike the coastal Chinook Indians, the Walla-Walla Indians prove to be
(a) Ready to assimilate
(b) Taller and meaner
(c) Trustworthy and kind
(d) Independent and healthy

12. The Captains try to arrange an agreement for the Nez Perce to
(a) Pay more respect to Twisted Hair
(b) Give up a portion of their horses
(c) Trade their horses with the Blackfoot
(d) Move to the eastern side of the Continental Divide

13. On his journey to Washington, Lewis wrote to Madison and expressed that he was
(a) Bringing duplicates of his journals
(b) Confident his drafts would be approved
(c) Enjoying being governor of Louisiana Territory
(d) Afraid his illness might overtake him soon

14. Lewis idealistically thought that the Indians and white Americans would come together through
(a) Commerce
(b) Ideology
(c) Spirituality
(d) Acceptance

15. Lewis tried to spin the bad news that
(a) He had lost most of his specimens
(b) He and Clark were no longer friends
(c) He was injured and disabled
(d) There was no water passage to the Pacific

Short Answer Questions

1. Complicating Lewis' depression, perhaps, was

2. Lewis felt that within ten years, Americans would

3. By this time, Jefferson has retired to Monticello, and the new president is

4. Two of the group stayed behind with the Mandans. They were

5. Captain Clark, unlike Lewis,

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