2. In addition to his detailed descriptions of the plains, Lewis' reports resembled a
(a) Chronological fiction
(b) Legal opinion
(c) Newspaper account of an ongoing event
(d) Promotional travelogue and business prospectus

3. Lewis realized that he was facing sixteen miles of portage, meaning
(a) They would have an easy ride down the rapids
(b) They would have to carry their boats overland
(c) They would be climbing miles of cliffs
(d) They would be coming into a local port soon

4. Shannon stayed lost for so long because he thought
(a) The group would make better time
(b) He had been abandoned
(c) He was chasing the keelboat
(d) The captain was expecting him to scout ahead

5. Rather than ascend the Yellowstone, the expedition instead
(a) Stayed on the Marias
(b) Partied at te rivers' junction
(c) Cut over to the Columbia
(d) Continued up the Missouri

Short Answer Questions

1. Mriwether Lewis gathered his specimens by

2. On some of the worst days of the expedition the men were forced to

3. Lewis thought that buffalo hair might produce

4. Old Toby told Lewis that the party could have traveled down a low pass, which would have

5. On their journey over the Bitterroots, Lewis and his men found

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was progress down the Ohio River so abominably slow?

2. Of what, exactly, was the "great father" trying to convince the Indians, under Jefferson's instructions?

3. Why was Lewis angry with Drouillard and Shields after seeing a young Indian?

4. Did Jefferson see something special in Meriwether Lewis?

5. The trip through the Bitterroot Mountains is a particularly gruesome time or the expedition. Starvation, rough terrain, cold and illness forces the men to take desperate measures. What were they and why didn't the expedition turn back?

6. Discuss the punishment meted out to the two soldiers who drank whiskey while on guard duty. Was it fair?

7. Why is Sacagawea's presence valuable to the expedition?

8. Was Sacagawea treated with the respect she was due?

9. Discuss the large keelboat and its journey back to St. Louis.

10. Describe the irony in Lewis' attitude toward Native Americans and African Americans.

(see the answer keys)

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