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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. Lewis found it difficult, at the end, to

2. Two of the group stayed behind with the Mandans. They were

3. A strong, affectionate bond was forged between

4. Lewis and Clark and Clark's wife planned to share a house in

5. Captain Clark, unlike Lewis,

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Lewis' biggest failure?

2. As governor of the Louisiana Territory, Lewis was in over his head. How did Lewis fail in his job as governor?

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

4. 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.

5. Explain Lewis' maneuvering when he arrived in St. Louis, with respect to communicating about the expedition.

6. Did Lewis' celebrity go to his head?

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

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

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

10. In what way was Lewis being overly confident when crossing the Lolo trail?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How would it have influenced Meriwether Lewis if he could have seen into the future? Write an informal essay about what changed after his death, such as.

1) Jefferson did not realize that the means of transportation would become faster and more reliable than travel by horse.

2) He did not know that Jefferson would expect him to take complete responsibility for publishing his scientific journals.

3) Some of Jefferson's wild inventions would become reality.

4) The country actually would become one nation under one government.

5) The Indians would be subdued and all but wiped out by the government.

6) There would be many thousands of Americans moving west and settling.

7) Britain and France would no longer occupy parts of America.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Lewis and Clark's original journals are priceless, invaluable items of American history.

1) Where are they today? Have they been preserved?

2) What kind of materials were they written on and with?

3) How much of the journals are missing, if any?

4) Has anyone, besides Biddle, tried to edit and rewrite them for general consumption? Why, or why not?

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