Lewis and Clark Test

1. Meriwether Lewis collected SPECIMENS of plants, animals, and rocks to take back home and study. What is a SPECIMEN?

• A. an example

• B. a living thing

• C. a journal

• D. a map

2. Which is FALSE?

• A. The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States of America.

• B. Sacagawea helped Lewis and Clark get horses from the Shoshone people.

• C. Many of Lewis and Clark's relationships with native people were peaceful.

• D. The United States won the Louisiana Territory after a battle with France.

3. How did the Shoshone people help the Corps of Discovery?

• A. They gave boats, canoes, and paddles to the explorers.

• B. They helped the explorers cross the Rocky Mountains.

• C. They helped the explorers communicate with other native people.

• D. They told other native people that the explorers were dangerous.

4. What happened after Lewis and Clark finished their expedition?

• A. President Jefferson signed the Louisiana Purchase.

• B. Lewis and Clark found a path to the Atlantic Ocean.

• C. People began moving west and settling the land.

• D. The United States separated from Great Britain.

5. What happened as the explorers crossed the Rocky Mountains?

• A. They met Charbonneau and Sacagawea.

• B. They ran low on supplies, including food.

• C. They traded furs to earn money for the return trip.

• D. They learned to speak the Lakota language.