Adams’s Presidency

Question 1

Lewis and Clark used this weapon mainly to

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impress American Indians with their power.

Question 2

Lewis and Clark distributed these to American Indians in order to

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illustrate the choice they faced between peace and hostility.

Question 3

Which of the following best explains why Lewis and Clark carried the peace medals?

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To establish authority over the American Indians

Question 4

What reputation did the Minnetarees have, according to Lewis?

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They were likely to rob the members of the expedition.

Question 5

What did Captain Lewis propose to the Minnetarees?

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That they encamp together near the river.

Question 6

According to the excerpt, how did those in the expedition feel about the Minnetarees, especially when they first arrived?

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They felt threatened.

Question 7

Read the excerpt from the journals of Lewis and Clark, then answer the question.Based on what you’ve learned so far, why did Lewis and Clark hand out different-sized medals?

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Because they wanted to indicate that some chiefs were more powerful in their eyes than others

Question 8

Lewis and Clark believed American Indians who accepted the medals

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were accepting American authority.

Question 9

What did Lewis and the Minnetarees do late into the night?✔ smoke pipessit around the firetell stories

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smoke pipes

Question 10

Now that you’ve learned about the tomahawk pipe, why might Lewis have found it important to smoke with the American Indians?

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To build a sense of kinship between them

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