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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Sacagawea became ill, Lewis treated her with
(a) Quinine water
(b) Poultices and sulphur water
(c) Herbal teas and tinctures
(d) Alcohol and bleeding

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

3. Clark noted that he was concerned that the expedition had insufficient
(a) Supplies to deal with the multitude of Indians they will meet
(b) Food to feed their large crew for many months
(c) Arms and ammunition to make the journey safely
(d) Credit enough to puchase what they needed

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

5. Lewis was under the assumption that the Shoshones would want to trade horses for
(a) Tobacco and whiskey
(b) Trinkets and beads
(c) Furs and hides
(d) White men's guns

Short Answer Questions

1. On some of the worst days of the expedition the men were forced to

2. The men in the expedition were bound by the knowledge

3. Among his peers, Lewis is considered

4. Rather than ascend the Yellowstone, the expedition instead

5. During Jefferson's time, Americans were obsessed with the concept of

Short Essay Questions

1. What may have convinced Lewis and Clark that they needed to double their crew?

2. Why is Sacagawea's presence valuable to the expedition?

3. Why was progress down the Ohio River so abominably slow?

4. Why was Jefferson so interested in exploring the West?

5. What caused the expedition's "portage" period to be longer than expected?

6. Discuss the perception of the speed of travel in Jefferson's time in 1801.

7. What happened to Lewis' beloved iron-frame boat?

8. Why was Lewis angry with Drouillard and Shields after seeing a young Indian?

9. Explain Lewis' realization when he was threatened by buffalo bulls, a bear and wolverines.

10. Why were the Captains' gifts considered insufficient by the Teton Sioux Indians?

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