Thomas Jefferson's Instructions and Geographic Goals

Questions

1. MultiChoice

   Which U.S. President commissioned the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1803?

2. MultiChoice

   What primary geographic goal did Jefferson set for the Corps of Discovery?

3. MultiChoice

   What official title was given to the military unit led by Lewis and Clark?

4. MultiChoice

   President Jefferson instructed the leaders to keep detailed notes on which aspects of the territory?

5. MultiChoice

   What instructions did Jefferson give regarding relations with Native American tribes encountered?

6. MultiChoice

   Jefferson hoped the expedition would secure American dominance in what lucrative trade market in the Pacific Northwest?

7. MultiChoice

   What scientific specimens did Jefferson specifically ask to be collected and sent back to Washington?

8. MultiChoice

   What role did Meriwether Lewis serve before being chosen to lead the expedition?

9. MultiChoice

   Whom did Meriwether Lewis choose as co-commander of the expedition?

10. MultiChoice

    Jefferson's instructions required recording precise geographic coordinates using which measurements?

11. MultiChoice

    What nation's presence in the Pacific Northwest made Jefferson anxious to establish an American land claim to the region?

12. MultiChoice

    What major geographic discovery by Lewis and Clark reshaped American understanding of North America?