Lewis and Clark/ Fur traders Pre-Test

Who organized an expedition to explore the west?

• President Thomas Jefferson

• Sacajawea

• James Pierson Beckworth

• President George Washington

Who were the first non- Native Americans to explore the land we call Idaho?

• Sacajawea and Charbonneau

• George Droulliard and York

• President Thomas and Jefferson and Meriweather Lewis

• Lewis and Clark

Name the two main Native Americans tribes that helped the Corps of Discovery on their expedition.

• The Lemhi-Shoshone and the Kalispel

• The Paiute and Shoshone-Bannock

• The Lemhi- Shoshone and the Nez Perce

• The Kallispel and Nez Perce

Where did the corps' expedition end?

• Montana

• Idaho

• The Pacific Ocean

• The Alantic Ocean

Why were beavers an important animal for the trappers?

• Trappers used their teeth as necklaces.

• Their furs could be sold to make felt.

• They made great pets.

• They could be trained to hunt other animals.

How did Native Americans respond to the fur trade?

• Native Americans did not know anything about the fur trade.

• All Native Americans wanted to help the fur trappers.

• All Native Americans wanted to end the fur trade.

• Some Native Americans helped fur trappers but others wanted them off their land.

What makes a mountian man different from a regular fur trapper?

• Mountian men lived and worked alone or in small groups.

• Mountian men did not trap or trade for fur.

• Mountian men did not eat for months at a time.

• Mountian men would never trade thier fur.

Why did the fur trade end?

• The trappers gave up and moved back east.

• Silk replaced fur as material for the finest hats and the beaver supply was low.

• Beavers began fighting back against the trappers.

• The United States made a law against trapping beavers.