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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17 Report from Fort Mandan March 22 - April 6, 1805.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The most serious delay in starting the expedition was due to
(a) The slowness of the US mail
(b) The building of the boat
(c) The process of choosing men to participate
(d) Having to locate large quantities of dried food

2. France, having transferred the Louisiana Territory to the US, allows the expedition to
(a) Purchase guns from the French
(b) Include foreigners in the group of explorers
(c) Travel through American territory wihout hostility
(d) Freely trap for fur along the way

3. Once they were on the Mississippi, Lewis and Clark decided to
(a) Double the size of their group
(b) Explore Missouri country
(c) Make a side trip to Santa Fe
(d) Study the design of Fulton's steamboat

4. Lewis' political leanings favor
(a) Socialism
(b) Republic philosophies
(c) Democrat party
(d) Federalist thinking

5. Even as a private, Lewis is accepted among military officers because
(a) He comes from a wealthy family
(b) He is extremely capable
(c) He is a great horseman
(d) He is educated

Short Answer Questions

1. Meriwether Lewis, on the journey down the Ohio, contracts

2. In preparation for the expedition, Lewis oversees the construction of

3. Of the 5.5 million people in America during Jefferson's time,

4. The keelboat was replaced by pirogues and canoes at this point in the journey because

5. The primary means of overland transportation in the 1700s was

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