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MH ch4 Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| first European to reach the Pacific traveling overland in the Northwest | Alexander Mackenzie |
| Geographer of almost 2 million square miles of the northwest region. | David Thompson |
| eyewitness to Lewis’s encounter with the Blackfeet on the Marias River | Wolf Calf |
| Shoshone Indian who helped the Corps of discovery acquire horses | Sacagawea |
| first European visitor to present-day Yellowstone National Park | John Colter |
| the place where rivers of equal size come together | confluence |
| a tool to find the angle between the angle between the sun or North Star and the horizon | sextant |
| where a river begins | headwaters |
| people are native to a particular land | indigenous |
| clock used for navigational purposes | chronometer |
| The first European explorers searched for the Northwest Passage because they came from ()-() countries, which favored () | ship-building, waterways |
| The last part of North America to be mapped by explorers was () to the () ocean | Montana, Pacific |
| As he helped Meriwether Lewis prepare for his western expedition, Thomas Jefferson read the () account of ()() | exploration, Alexander Mackenzie |
| One of the main reasons Thomas Jefferson wanted more land was because he wanted to create a nation of ()() | small farmers |
| The Shoshone helped the Corps of Discovery mainly because the leader of their band was Sacagawea’s () | brother |
| Lewis did not allow the French Canadian Larocque to come with them because he didn't want to ()anyone representing other countries | include |
| David Thompson was different from other explorers because he lived in the () and () it over a long period | region, mapped |
| The fur trading companies of the time mainly wanted () pelts | beaver |
| The main differences between most explorers and the Corps of Discovery were most explorers worked for various () and fur companies | trade |
| The main differences between most explorers and the Corps of Discovery were The Corps of Discovery was a () expedition working for the () | military, government |
| The main differences between most explorers and the Corps of Discovery were most of the trappers lived in the region for a long period of () | time |
| The salish who met Clark and his party of seven thought they were in () because of their short hair | mourning |
| The Salish who met Clark and his party of seven thought they had been in () with an enemy | battle |
| The salish who met Clark and his party of seven thought they were () because of their ragged clothing | poor |
| The new people arriving in the West had different ideas than Indians about how () should be used | land |
| The new people arriving in the West had different ideas than Indians about The importance of () | trade |
| The new people arriving in the West had different ideas than Indians about an () system | economic |
| According to Wolf Calf, the Blackfeet did not pursue Lewis on the Marias because they were just as () of Lewis and his men | frightened |
| Before John Colter became a fur trapper, he was a member of the () of () | Corps Discovery |
| The desire for fur changed the West because it increased Indians dependence on () goods | trade |
| The desire for fur changed the West because it was no longer just an obstacle to the () ocean | Pacific |
| The desire for fur changed the West because it brought () to the region | settlers |
| The Corps of Discovery accomplished all of the following () the land they crossed | mapping |
| The Corps of Discovery accomplished all of following meeting with () people | native |
| The Corps of Discovery accomplished all of the following cataloging () and () | animals, plants |
| The Corp of Discovery’s experiences in present-day Montana are important for all of the following reasons They spent more () here than anywhere else | time |
| The Corp of Discovery’s experiences in present-day Montana are important for all of the following reasons They made more () here than anywhere else | discoveries |
| The Corp of Discovery’s experiences in present-day Montana are important for all of the following reasons they gained the help and goodwill of most of the the () tribes they met | Indian |