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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Prior to the beginning of the journey, Jefferson issues to Lewis
2. Because Lewis' iron-frame boat failed, Clark directed the men to
3. Lewis' attitude toward gold during this expedition was one of
4. Proceeding downstream on wet clay, the party found the ground to be extremely
5. The difference between a canoe and a pirogue is that
Short Essay Questions
1. How did the expedition manage to drag its boats over land?
2. What happened to Lewis' beloved iron-frame boat?
3. Why did it take so long for Lewis' keelboat to be built?
4. Was Sacagawea treated with the respect she was due?
5. Why was Jefferson so interested in exploring the West?
6. What is Lewis' plan at this point for the remainder of the trip?
7. Explain Lewis' realization when he was threatened by buffalo bulls, a bear and wolverines.
8. What was the primary reason for wanting to find the Shoshones at this point in the trip?
9. Discuss the large keelboat and its journey back to St. Louis.
10. Why is Sacagawea's presence valuable to the expedition?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a narrative essay on the weapons the expedition took with them. On page 85, the author describes the US Model 1803 Army rifle, and others are described throughout the story.
1) Research what was available during that time for the expedition, what they used for, how accurate they were, what distances they could cover, their weight, how they were loaded and what kind of ammunition was used.
2) Find out about the "air rifle" that Lewis used to astonish the Indians. Was there only one of these on the expedition? How did it work? Was it copied later?
3) Define and describe a blunderbuss, its purpose what replaced it as an army weapon.
Essay Topic 2
Lewis and Clark witness a Sioux "scalp dance" on the upper Missouri.
1) Why was the scalp dance being performed at this time? What did it mean?
2) Did the Sioux find some kind of spiritual triumph in capturing prisoners of other tribes? What was the Sioux's philosophy regarding other tribes? Was their priority their land, hunting grounds, horses, or just power? How could another tribe offend them enough to get scalped?
3) How many bands, or different groups of Sioux were in the country at that time?
Essay Topic 3
Thomas Jefferson gave birth to the idea of an expedition to find the Northwest passage. Write a persuasive essay about any or all of the following:
1) Did Jefferson prove to be a fair weather friend to Lewis & Clark?
2) What did Jefferson do upon Lewis' return to help distribute his findings? Was Lewis properly credited?
3) Did Jefferson get what he wanted out of the expedition, besides the answer to his question about a waterway to the Pacific?
4) Jefferson claims to have known that Lewis had some mental illness all his life. Did he take any measures to help Lewis?
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