Question

hail untill about 6 oClock at intervals it then became light for a Short time when the heavens became darkined by a black Cloud from the S, W, and a hard rain Suckceeded which lasted untill 12 oClock with a hard wind which raised the Seas tremendiously high braking with great force and fury against the rocks and trees on which we lie, as our Situation became Seriously dangerous, we took the advantage of a low tide and moved our Camp around a point a Short distance to a Small wet bottom at the mouth of a Small Creek, which we had not observed when we first Came to this Cove…

[Clark, November 22, 1805]

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…Some little rain all the last night with wind, before day the wind increased to a Storm from the S. S. E. and blew with violence throwing the water of the river with emence waves out of its banks almost over whelming us in water, O! how horriable is the day—This Storm Continued all day with equal violence accompanied with rain…purchased some Wapto roots for which was given, brass armbans and rings of which the Squars were fond. we find the Indians easy ruled and kept in order by a Stricter indifference towards them…

[Lewis, January 16, 1806]

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…having made up our minds to remain until the 1st of April…it is true that we could even travel now on our return as far as the timbered country reaches, or to the falls of the river; but further it would be madness for us to attempt to proceede untill April, as the indians inform us that the snows lye knee deep in the plains of Columbia during the winter…Lewis and Clark filled numerous journals with detailed, complicated accounts of everything they saw and did on their expedition. Later, historians and scientists read through their handwritten accounts to find important information.

Which of the following MOST ACCURATELY describes how their experiences and the experiences of historians after them would have been affected if they had been able to film their expedition? Select TWO options.

Film would have captured images of the terrain and its inhabitants that writing never could.


Film would have lessened the mystery and importance of what they discovered by simplifying it.


Film would have benefitted Lewis and Clark, but not the historians afterward because film is not as reliable as paper documents.


Film would have saved Lewis and Clark the time it took them to handwrite and preserve their delicate paper documents.


Film would have made no difference in the experiences of Lewis and Clark or the historians because paper documents are similar to filmed footage.

Answer 1

- Film would have captured images of the terrain and its inhabitants that writing never could.
- Film would have saved Lewis and Clark the time it took them to handwrite and preserve their delicate paper documents.

Reason: Moving visual records preserve details (appearance, movement, color, spatial relations) that prose cannot fully convey, and recording on film would have reduced the time-consuming need to produce extensive handwritten descriptions and sketches.