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Chapter 1 Youth 1774 - 1792 | Chapter 2 Planter 1792 - 1794

1. Meriwether Lewis and Thomas Jefferson's families have this in common.
(a) They both are avid slaveowners
(b) They are second cousins
(c) They own plantations in Virginia
(d) They smoke fresh-picked tobacco

2. Although he is formally educated, Meriwether Lewis returns to Virginia
(a) To manage the family plantation
(b) At the behest of Thomas Jefferson
(c) To coordinate the education of his sister
(d) To care for his ailing mother

3. Lewis feels that Native Americans will become civilized citizens, but
(a) Thinks it will take many centuries
(b) Does not believe African Americans will
(c) Hopes he will not become involved in it
(d) Wishes they would first learn how to dress

4. Plantation owners constantly seek additional land because
(a) They wear out the soil with tobacco planting
(b) They want more power over the territory
(c) They wish to be free and independent
(d) They want to conquer the British

5. Meriwether Lewis has a penchant for
(a) Rambling
(b) Poker
(c) Horse grooming
(d) Picking tobacco

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