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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. Cut Nose planned to send two guides to the expedition to help them get to
(a) The falls of the Missouri
(b) The plains at the foot of the Bitterroots
(c) The end of the Columbia
(d) The pass through the Rockies

2. Two of the group stayed behind with the Mandans. They were
(a) Sacagawea and Charbonneau
(b) John Colter and Captain Clark
(c) Dickson and Hancock
(d) The Field brothers

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Indians almost provoked Lewis to the point of

2. Thomas Jefferson appointed Meriwether Lewis

3. Publication of Lewis' journals would prove to be

4. St. Louis in 1808 was

5. Lewis sent a long letter to Hugh Heney that he hoped would

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why were the two chiefs, Twisted Hair and Cut Nose, angry at one another and how was it resolved?

3. Why did the Captains make the dangerous decision to divide the men into five groups?

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

5. Why was General Clark upset with his loyal slave, York?

6. Did Lewis' celebrity go to his head?

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

8. Discuss Meriwether Lewis' response to the fact that some of his soldiers were planning to publish their own journals of the expedition.

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

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

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