Quiz on American History

How did Daniel Boone help encourage settlement of the West? (7.2)

• He led wagon trains out west.

• He traveled around and spoke about the West.

• He helped build the first railroad through Kentucky.

• He cleared a pass through the Appalachian Mountains.

According to his correspondence with Thomas Jefferson, what resources did George Hunter hope to identify in the Louisiana Territory? (7.8.h)

• new plants and crops

• minerals such as iron

• new energy sources

• gold and silver

Use the map to answer the following question. What major geographical feature did Lewis and Clark cross to end up in territory the United States did not yet own in 1805? (7.4, 7.5, 7.8.h)

• the Mississippi River

• the Missouri River

• the Continental Divide

• the Pacific Ocean

How did Sacagawea help Lewis and Clark? (7.2, 7.8.h)

• She took care of their children.

• She acted as a guide and interpreter.

• She told them how to stay warm in the winter.

• She made maps for them to give to the president.

Why did William Clark include drawings such as this one in his journal? Select the two correct answers. (7.2, 7.6.a, 7.6.b, 7.8.h)

• to educate people about the kinds of plants in the area he explored

• to provide entertainment for the children who accompanied him on the journey

• to fulfill the president’s instructions about keeping detailed records of what he saw

• to practice and improve his ability to create realistic drawings

• to make it easier for the expedition’s interpreters to translate English for the Native Americans

Use the map to answer the following question. Who explored this region? Select the two correct answers.

• Sacagawea

• Daniel Boone

• William Dunbar and George Hunter

• Thomas Freeman and Peter Custis

• Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

Dunbar and Hunter studied the chemistry of which geographical feature?

• the Red River

• the Cumberland Gap

• the Continental Divide

• the hot springs near the Ouachita River

Why didn’t the Red River expedition reach its destination?

• It was stopped by Spanish troops.

• Its boats were too large to travel on the river.

• The river ended before it got to its destination.

• Its destination was in an area Native Americans were attacking.

Use the table to answer the following question. Why might the Lewis and Clark expedition have taken the longest to complete its journey? Select the two correct answers.

• It was the only one to reach its destination.

• It had more people than the other expeditions.

• It had farther to travel than the other expeditions.

• It used guides who were not as familiar with the land.

• It encountered more hostile groups than the other expeditions.

Use the passage from Meriwether Lewis’s 1806 report to Thomas Jefferson to answer the following question. Why did Lewis bring these items with him?

• He wanted to trade them for supplies for the journey that lay ahead.

• He wanted to add them to his private collection of trophies from his expeditions.

• They were given to him by Native Americans as a peace offering to the United States.

• He had been told to gather information about plants and wildlife in the Louisiana Territory.