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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) The Nez Perce camp
(b) The Yakima trading post
(c) The Walla-Walla tribal grounds
(d) Fort Clatsop

2. Lewis had trouble adjusting to his new role in which he
(a) Had to answer for his actions
(b) Had only a few assistants
(c) Was expected to communicate
(d) Had full authority

3. Settling at the coastal fort, the men start a
(a) Whaling expedition
(b) Fishing expedition
(c) Dock-building project
(d) Salt-making operation

4. The Eulachon, which the Clatsops sold to the expedition were
(a) Seven-inch fish
(b) Crabs found in the sand
(c) Mussels pried from rocks
(d) Sea anemones

5. Realizing they had to have a guide through the mountains, the party
(a) Hired a Blackfoot boy
(b) Turned north looking for Nez Perce
(c) Waited for Cut Nose's guides
(d) Turned back and waited

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

7. Lewis recommended compensation to all of the members of his party, with the exception of
(a) Newman
(b) York
(c) Shields
(d) Charbonneau

8. Toward the end, Meriwether Lewis' behavior grew
(a) Serene
(b) Unpredictable
(c) Vibrant
(d) Stable

9. St. Louis in 1808 was
(a) A melting pot of different cultures
(b) A dangerous town for the French
(c) The capital of the US
(d) A scene of great poverty

10. Clark was appointed as brigadier general of militia, as well as
(a) Superintendent of Indian affairs
(b) Department head of Bureau of Indian Affairs
(c) Head of the War Department
(d) Foreign diplomat

11. Lewis wrongly let the Blackfoot warriors know that
(a) His horses numbered in the hundreds
(b) His men had killed many buffalo
(c) He had guns and liquor back at camp
(d) Their enemies had organized an alliance with America

12. Having an Indian woman with their party signified
(a) A gesture of peace
(b) A wish for trade
(c) A higher intelligence
(d) A friendly demeanor

13. With hostile Blackfeet behind and him hostile Sioux ahead, Lewis learns that
(a) Sioux chiefs are on their way to Washington
(b) His letter was not delivered to Heney
(c) His wounds will take weeks to heal
(d) Most of the tribes are preparing for war

14. Lewis puts into place a number of rules to keep order at the fort, the primary one being that
(a) All outsiders must leave and the fort locked at sunset
(b) There were to be no Indians within the compound
(c) No drinking was allowed within the fort
(d) No one was to carry a gun around the Indians

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Captains decided to ride out some very dangerous rapids, which resulted in

3. The federal government has now begun to refuse to

4. Lewis and his small group travel to the headwaters of the Marias in order to

5. Although successful in his public life, Lewis failed to

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