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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The men in the expedition were bound by the knowledge
(a) They were dependent on Lewis
(b) They were making history
(c) They might not survive
(d) They needed to return safely

3. Lewis and Clark wanted Indian chiefs to go to Washington so they could
(a) Express their displeasure with the white man
(b) Meet their new father
(c) See how wealthy white men lived in the states
(d) Display themselves to Congress

4. Lewis recommended that Jefferson consider Yellowstone's junction with the Missouri as a site for
(a) A new township
(b) A trading post
(c) A military installation
(d) The new western capital

5. Captain Clark's commission named him only as a
(a) Major
(b) Corporal
(c) Private
(d) Lieutenant

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

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

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

9. In the Spring at Fort Mandan, Lewis felt that the expedition was really
(a) Just beginning
(b) Halfway finished
(c) Coming to an end
(d) A pipe dream

10. Lewis felt that meeting the Snake Indians could determine
(a) How much meat they could store
(b) Whether they could learn to grow corn
(c) The success of the expedition
(d) Whether they would live or die

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

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

13. When the funds were appropriate from Congress for the expedition, Jefferson undertook to
(a) Show Lewis how to calculate latitude and longitude
(b) Have Lewis come to live with him in the presidential house
(c) Gather wagons and guns for Lewis
(d) Have Lewis fully educated by experts in many fields

14. At Clark's River, or Bitterroot River, the expedition met with
(a) Ross Indians
(b) Shoshone squaws
(c) Samish Indians
(d) Modoc Indians

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis travels extensively through the western frontiers in his position as

2. Jefferson undertook the preparation of

3. Shannon stayed lost for so long because he thought

4. Lewis learns from Cameahwait that the Nez Perce Indians

5. Lewis and Clark's meeting with Daniel Boone is a matter of

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