Question

Select the statement that BEST provides a conclusion that can be drawn about claims in both texts.


The Native American people gave Lewis and Clark valuable information that helped ensure their survival.


The Native American people only helped Lewis and Clark when they were promised coins or goods in return.


The Native American people gave Lewis and Clark misleading information in order to make their journey more difficult.


The Native American people were easy to rule because Lewis and Clark threatened them with weapons.



Part B:

Choose the section from the "Lewis and Clark: Journal Entries" that BEST supports your answer in Part A.


"...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 immense waves out of its banks almost over whelming us in water..."


"we find the Indians easy ruled and kept in order by a Stricter indifference towards them..."


"...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 proceed until April, as the Indians inform us that the snows lye knee deep in the plains of Columbia during the winter..."

Answer 1

Part A: The Native American people gave Lewis and Clark valuable information that helped ensure their survival.

Part B: "...but further it would be madness for us to attempt to proceed until April, as the Indians inform us that the snows lye knee deep in the plains of Columbia during the winter..."

Reason: That journal entry shows the expedition relied on Native knowledge about weather and terrain to make safe travel decisions, supporting the conclusion that Native Americans provided useful information that helped them survive.