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Lewis and Clark Expedition

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Louisiana Territory was the land.........

a)

between New York and Canada

b)

between Texas and Mexico

c)

between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains

d)

where the Renaissance shopping center is today!

2.

Which animal did Sacagawea ask her Shoshone brother for in order to help the Corps of Discovery cross the Rocky Mountains?

a)

elephants

b)

horses

c)

buffalo

d)

donkeys

3.

Lewis and Clark chose Sacagawea to join the Corps of Discovery. Sacagawea was a Native American born to which tribe?

a)

Cherokee

b)

Sioux

c)

Shoshone

d)

Aztec

4.

Who did Meriweather Lewis choose as his co-leader of the Corps of Discovery?

a)

William Clark

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Zebulon Pike

d)

John C. Fremont

5.

Which president purchased the Louisiana Territory from France?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Adams

d)

George Washington

6.

Who did Thomas Jefferson purchase the Louisiana Territory from?

a)

Napoleon Bonaparte

b)

King George III

c)

Queen Isabella

d)

Lil Nas

7.

What surprise did Sacagawea get when she saw the Shoshone chief?

a)

It was her father.

b)

It was her brother.

c)

It was her son.

d)

It was her uncle.

8.
What is the name of the group that traveled with Lewis and Clark?
a)
The American Explorers
b)

The Journey Club

c)

The Expedition Force

d)
Corps of Discovery
9.
How many miles did Lewis and Clark cover on the trip?
a)
100,000 miles
b)
200 miles
c)
500 miles
d)
8,000 miles
10.
How much money did the US pay for the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
$10 million
b)
$12 million
c)
$15 million
d)
$100 million
11.
The expedition lasted more than _________ years.
a)
one 
b)
two 
c)
three
d)
four
12.
The men were encouraged to keep journals of all that they found.
a)
True
b)
False
13.

What river did Lewis and Clark travel on for the majority of the journey?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Clark River

c)

Colombia River

d)

Missouri River

14.

Which Shoshone Indian joined the group as a guide and interpreter?

a)

Pocahontas

b)

Nantucket

c)

Black Kettle

d)

Sacagawea

15.
Who did Thomas Jefferson choose to lead the Corps of Discovery? 
a)
Meriwether Lewis
b)
William Clark
c)
Sacagawea 
16.

The expedition spent their first winter at

a)

Fort Hall

b)

Fort Mandan

c)

Fort Boise

d)

with the Nez Perce Tribe

17.

Who was the only man to die on the expedition?

a)

Pierre Dorian

b)

Pierre Cruzatte

c)

York

d)

Sergeant John Floyd

18.

Where did the expedition stay on the Oregon Coast

a)

Fort Mandan

b)

Fort Hall

c)

Fort Boise

d)

Fort Clatsop

19.
What was the biggest threat faced by the Corps of Discovery during its crossing of the Rocky Mountains? 
a)
Grizzly bears
b)
Indian raids
c)
Low food supplies
d)
Heat exhaustion
20.
What was one impact that the Lewis and Clark expedition had on later journeys to the Pacific? 
a)
It showed that traveling over the Rocky Mountains was all but impossible
b)
It allowed later travelers to follow accurate maps on their journeys
c)
It made American Indian tribes especially hostile toward later travelers
d)
It prevented later boat travel on the Missouri River
21.

In which state did the Lewis and Clark expedition begin?

a)
Missouri
b)
Arkansas
c)
Oregon 
d)
California