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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The men could tell they were nearing a trading post because they saw
(a) Indians with cloth bankets and sailors' jackets
(b) Overweight natives
(c) Different varieties of guns
(d) People with silver jewelry

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

3. The primary industry in St. Louis is associated with
(a) Manufacture of weapons
(b) Production of trinkets for Indian trade
(c) Boating goods up the Missouri
(d) The production of wheat

4. The federal government has now begun to refuse to
(a) Pay Lewis' drafts
(b) Authorize publication of the journals
(c) Recognize Lewis as governor
(d) Communicate with Lewis

5. The government refused to pay Lewis' drafts for the return of Big White, ostensibly because
(a) The government could no longer afford his services
(b) Lewis had stolen govenrment money
(c) Lewis had not consulted them or gotten prior approval
(d) Lewis was too confident for his own good

6. During Clark's journey to Yellowstone,
(a) The Blackfoot Indians chased him away
(b) Crow Indians stole half his horses
(c) His horses became lost and scattered
(d) He met Dickson and Hancock

7. Lewis caught an illness from
(a) His son-in-law
(b) Martha Randolph
(c) Jefferson's butler
(d) Captain Clark

8. Lewis imagined a situation of trade which would allow
(a) Indians to travel freely to Washington
(b) The Indians to remain on their lands
(c) Forts to house Americans and Indians
(d) Americans to be hosted by tribal leaders

9. Lewis proposed that all the furs in the northwest could be
(a) Wiped out by the French soon
(b) Shipped to China from the Pacific coast
(c) Worthless in ten years
(d) Owned by Britain during the next year

10. Lewis described the Siouxs' ruling passion as
(a) The love of trade
(b) The buffalo hunt
(c) The love of gain
(d) The urge to battle

11. A strong, affectionate bond was forged between
(a) The two Indian guides
(b) The Nez Perce guides and white soldiers
(c) The Indian guides and Seaman
(d) The Captains and the Blackfoot chief

12. Jefferson felt that the Indians would give over their land in exchange for
(a) Guns and ammunition
(b) Payment of their mounting debts to America
(c) Liquor and tobacco
(d) Peace and sovereignty

13. Meriwether Lewis moved to Philadelphia with the intention of
(a) Getting his materials published
(b) Getting away from Jefferson
(c) Finding a wife and companion
(d) Being alone for a while

14. Lewis sent a long letter to Hugh Heney that he hoped would
(a) Begin better relations among the Indian tribes
(b) Convince Heney he was on the wrong side
(c) Convince the Sioux and British of America's strength
(d) Settle issues between the Sioux and Canadians

15. Lewis and Clark and Clark's wife planned to share a house in
(a) St. Louis
(b) Philadelphia
(c) Virginia
(d) Louisville

Short Answer Questions

1. On his journey to Washington, Lewis wrote to Madison and expressed that he was

2. Lewis left his estate to

3. Captain Lewis has his doubts about Jefferson's hope to

4. Speculation about the eight-month period include the possibility that

5. Lewis' underlying goal at this point is for America to

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