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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. Jefferson did not send a Navy vessel to retrieve the expedition because

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

3. A strong, affectionate bond was forged between

4. The Eulachon, which the Clatsops sold to the expedition were

5. Lewis felt that within ten years, Americans would

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What may Lewis have been talking about when Mrs. Grinder heard him taking to himself like a lawyer?

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

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

7. What was Lewis' biggest failure?

8. The author speculates, in addition to other possibilities, that Lewis had a combination of malaria, manic-depression psychosis, alcoholism or some other physical ailments. Discuss what may have sent Lewis into depression at this point in his life.

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

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

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

Sacagawea was only one of Charbonneau's wives. Research and write an exploratory essay on Charbonneau:

1) Did the Charbonneau family continue to thrive in the region of the Mandan camps?

2) Are there still Charbonneau's living there now?

3) Was it a custom within the Shoshones to have two wives, or did Charbonneau think this up on his own?

Essay Topic 3

Write a research essay about the history of syphilis in the US:

1) What are the symptoms and effects of the disease, and the prognosis in the 1800s?

2) Was there the same level of epidemic of syphilis in Europe?

3) How was it treated in Europe?

4) What was finally discovered that got syphilis under control?

5) What famous people died during that century from syphilis?

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