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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 seriously wanted to avoid

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

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

4. The government refused to pay Lewis' drafts for the return of Big White, ostensibly because

5. Unlike the coastal Chinook Indians, the Walla-Walla Indians prove to be

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Lewis' desperate act in the spring of 1806.

2. What was the intention behind Lewis' last voyage?

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

4. Lewis experiences pain that far exceeds any he has been through on the trip thus far. Describe the incident.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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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