Quiz for Document 8.9: Meriwether Lewis, Journal, August 20, 1805
Choose the best answer to the question.
1. What did the Shoshone want most from either the Spanish or the Americans according to Meriwether Lewis’s journal account?
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2. Why was Lewis willing to provide guns and ammunition to the Shoshone?
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3. According to Lewis, what did Cameahwait desire in regards to the other Indian nations in the region to the east?
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4. Based on his language and writing, what impression does Lewis seem to have of Cameahwait and the Shoshone Indians?
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