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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Meriwether Lewis may have misused public funds by
(a) Funding his own commercial venture with them
(b) Drinking and carousing
(c) Purchasing opium and alcohol
(d) Buying expensive property for government agencies

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

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

5. Publication of Lewis' journals would prove to be
(a) Extremely expensive
(b) A minor undertaking
(c) Painstakingly redundant
(d) Quick and sloppy

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis described the Siouxs' ruling passion as

2. Settling at the coastal fort, the men start a

3. Unlike the coastal Chinook Indians, the Walla-Walla Indians prove to be

4. Government officials began to pester Lewis over

5. The federal government has now begun to refuse to

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Lewis' biggest failure?

2. What is it that begins to finally destroy Lewis financially?

3. What were two of the worst problems for the expedition at Clatsop? Explain

4. Was it justifiable for Lewis to turn his publishing project into such a huge and complex undertaking?

5. Describe Lewis' grand scheme for American fur trading.

6. It seems that Lewis has had a major lapse in judgment in many respects and his behavior has become erratic. What major political mistake did he make when arranging to send Big White back to the Mandans?

7. What were some of the changes the expedition experienced as they came nearer to the coast?

8. How do you think Lewis viewed his responsibility toward the governorship of the Louisiana Territory?

9. Why was Lewis desperate to get some Indians to Washington?

10. Describe the difference between the more northern Walla Walla Indians and the coastal Chinookian tribes, as Lewis perceived it.

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