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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 Down the Ohio September - November 1803 | Chapter 10 Up the Mississippi to Winter Camp November 1803 - March 1804.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Jefferson's interest in sending an expedition westward was to find
(a) New and unknown species of wild animals
(b) Unknown Native American tribes
(c) A water connection between both continental coasts
(d) Rare birds and plants

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

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

5. What was Jefferson's suggestion to Napoleon regarding New Orleans?
(a) Sign the area over to the British to arouse enmity
(b) Cede the area to the U.S. to prevent a war between allies
(c) Go to war with Spain to establish possesssion
(d) Cede the area to Spain in order to balance things

Short Answer Questions

1. The voyage down the Ohio River starts out slowly because of the party's

2. Prior to the beginning of the journey, Jefferson issues to Lewis

3. One of Lewis' most prized possessions was his

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

5. In addition to the enlisted men, the group included York, who was

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