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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. In his role as governor of the Louisiana territory, Lewis

2. Clark was appointed as brigadier general of militia, as well as

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

4. Lewis puts into place a number of rules to keep order at the fort, the primary one being that

5. Lewis seriously wanted to avoid

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How did Sacagawea lose her blue beads?

10. What mistake did Lewis make with the Blackfoot Indians with whom he was trying to make a deal?

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

Lewis and Clark signed a detachment order in 1804 that ordered the sergeants of the group to keep their own daily journals. We know that at least two of the soldiers attempted to publish their own journals, but what became of them, and any others that were written?

Write a research essay and determine whether the lesser officers' journals were preserved and whether they were studied by historians later. If so, what are the highlights? Did they disagree with Lewis & Clark's determination regarding the Missouri vs. Marias Rivers? These would be fascinating to compare and contrast to the Captains' journals. If no information is available on them, outline where and how you researched them, and speculate as to what happened to them.

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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