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Lewis & Clark

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did the United States acquire the land explored by Lewis and Clark?

a)

They won it from the British during the American Revolution

b)

They defeated the American Indians in a series of battles

c)

They bought it from France

d)

They took it from Spanish Conquistadors

2.

Most of the encounters with American Indians on the Lewis and Clark expediton were friendly.

a)

true

b)

false

3.

Which of Sacagawea's skills was the main reason she was asked to join the Corps of Discovery?

a)

Her knowledge of the landscape within tribal lands

b)

Her experience making medicines out of indigenous plants

c)

Her ability to speak the Shoshone language

d)

Her strong swimming skills

4.

What was the biggest threat faced by the Corps of Discovery during its crossing of the Rocky Mountains?

a)

Heat exhaustion

b)

grizzly bears

c)

low food supplies

d)

American Indian raids

5.

What was the largest port city in the Louisiana Territory?

a)

Baton Rouge

b)

New Orleans

c)

Atlanta

d)

California

6.

Which president of the United States bought the Louisiana Territory?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Adams

d)

Benjamin Franklin

7.

Who was the leader of France that sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States?

a)

Jacques Carter

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Napolean Bonaparte

d)

John Cabot

8.

France sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States because they needed money to fight a war against Great Britain.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The Louisiana Territory ________ the size of the United States.

a)

tripled

b)

did not changed

c)

was

d)

doubled

10.

Who did President Jefferson choose to lead the expedition to the Louisiana Territory?

a)

Napoleon Bonaparte

b)

John Adams

c)

Meriwether Lewis

d)

Daniel Shays

11.

What were the people traveling with Lewis and Clark called?

a)

Lewis and Clark Team

b)

Corps of Discovey

c)

Team Lewis and Clark

d)

Western Discovery Team

12.

What was Sacagawea?

a)

a mapmaker

b)

a slave

c)

an interpreter

d)

an explorer

13.

What two rivers were the Corps of Discovery suppose to explore?

a)

Mississippi and Chattahoochee

b)

Snake and Columbia

c)

Mississippi and Missouri

d)

Missouri and Columbia

14.

President Jefferson wanted Lewis and Clark to do 3 things on their expediton. What were they?

a)

gather information on plants, animals, and landforms, study culture of American Indians, explore 2 rivers

b)

trap animals for their furs, gather information on plants and animals, learn a new language

c)

live with the Americna Indians and learn to hunt then

d)

all of the above

15.
Lewis and Clark began and ended their journey at what city?
a)
Kansas City
b)
New Orleans
c)
Chicago
d)
St. Louis
16.
How many years did the Lewis and Clark Expedition last?
a)
Less than one year
b)
Two and half years
c)
Almost ten years
d)
Over five years