The Lewis and Clark Expedition Test

This individual was elected as the third President of the United States in 1800:

• George Washington

• Ben Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• King George III

The U.S. purchased the Louisiana Territory from this European nation:

• Germany

• France

• Spain

• Belgium

Gaining control of this important port city was a motivating factor for the U.S. in purchasing the Louisiana Territory:

• New Orleans

• Philadelphia

• Dallas

• Boston

Introduced to Lewis & Clark by her husband, she was a Native American who joined the expedition and later became an important interpreter for Lewis & Clark:

• Sacagawea

• Rosa Parks

• Abigail Adams

• Rosalind Franklin

The Corps of Discovery included all of the following except...

• soldiers

• interpreters

• Thomas Jefferson

• Lewis & Clark

This person was selected by President Jefferson to lead an expedition of the Louisiana Territory:

• Daniel Boone

• Sacagawea

• William Clark

• Meriwether Lewis

True or False:

Many members of the expedition died as a result of food poisoning

• True

• False

What is the name of the group that traveled with Lewis and Clark?

• The American Explorers
• Journey Men's Club
• The Dream Team
• Corps of Discovery

The United States _____________ in size when the Louisiana territory was purchased.

• tripled

• stayed the same

• doubled

• shrank

What was not a goal of President Jefferson?

• Journal about new plants and animals

• Make a map of the new land

• Find a passage to New Orleans

• Meet Native Americans and tell them that the U.S. now owned the Louisiana territory.