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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. The author suspects that Meriwether Lewis was

2. A strong, affectionate bond was forged between

3. One of the most annoying traits of the Chinook Indians was

4. Lewis felt deeply betrayed by the government's

5. Drouillard was acquitted of murder because

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Lewis' varied capabilities that made him the perfect leader for this journey.

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

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

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

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

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

7. In what area does the author feel Lewis' greatest talents had lain?

8. Describe the relationship between the Corps of Discovery and the Nez Perce.

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

10. Does it seem odd that the Captains and their soldiers had no idea of how they would be rewarded by the government prior to their return from the expedition?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an exploratory essay about the esteemed American Philosophical Society, and try to answer the following questions:

1) Who established it, and when

2) Its purpose

3) Who belonged to it of note

4) What it accomplished or contributed

Essay Topic 2

Research and write an exploratory essay on the Nez Perce Indians

1) The Nez Perce were favored by Lewis and Clark as being kind, generous and trustworthy.

2) Did the Nez Perce have any earlier history with, or prior reasons to trust the white men?

3) What was the ultimate disposition of their tribe? How did the US government deal with them? Is there a reservation? Is the tribe still in existence?

4) Research and describe the customs and traditions in the Nez Perce culture.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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