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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 Entering Indian Country August 1804 | Chapter 14 Encounter with the Sioux September 1804.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The primary means of overland transportation in the 1700s was
(a) Crude highways
(b) Waterways
(c) Antique automobiles
(d) Horse-drawn carriage

2. Merriwether Lewis and Captain William Clark are
(a) Related by marriage
(b) Very close friends
(c) Acquainted but not familiar
(d) Distant rivals

3. The voyage down the Ohio River starts out slowly because of the party's
(a) Late start
(b) Disorganization
(c) Disagreements
(d) Poorly designed boats

4. One of the unique "new" creatures found by Clark is the
(a) Domestic cat
(b) Prairie dog
(c) Coyote
(d) Trout

5. Lewis travels extensively through the western frontiers in his position as
(a) Military transporter
(b) Stagecoach driver
(c) Army corporal
(d) Paymaster

Short Answer Questions

1. Andre Michaux was selected to lead an expedition west until Jefferson discovered that

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

3. Plantation owners constantly seek additional land because

4. Lewis and Clark wanted Indian chiefs to go to Washington so they could

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

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