Question

1. edit the following sentence

in 1802, president jefferson offered
an challange to his young assistent
meriwether lewis,

1. use the context to define pirogue. what is

the derivation of the word?
lewis purchased a small boat called a
pirogue while he waited for the keelboat
discovery to be built.

1. explain the idiom in the following sentence.

in the spring of 1804, clark wrote in his
journal, \we are fixing for a start.\

1. choose the correct word.

the paralysis ______ his limbs.
○ affected ○ effected

1. list four objectives of the lewis and clark

expedition to the west.

president jefferson gave instructions to
william clark and meriwether lewis.
besides the main objective of the
expedition, to find a route to the pacific
ocean, the explorers were instructed to
measure latitude and longitude along the
way and to draw maps of the country.
they were to learn about the indian
tribes along the route, studying their
languages, customs, and hunting
practices. if any chiefs wanted to visit
washington, lewis and clark were to
arrange for them to come to the east.
they were also to take careful notes of
the climate and plant and animal life of
the country they passed through.

Explanation:

Question 1

Step1: Capitalize proper nouns

"president" should be "President", "jefferson" should be "Jefferson", "assistent" is misspelled as "assistant", "meriwether lewis" should be "Meriwether Lewis", "an challange" has a misspelling, "challange" should be "challenge" and "an" should be "a" (since "challenge" starts with a consonant sound).

Step2: Correct spelling and capitalization

The corrected sentence: "In 1802, President Jefferson offered a challenge to his young assistant Meriwether Lewis."

From the context "Lewis purchased a small boat called a pirogue", we can define "pirogue" as a small boat. The word "pirogue" is derived from the French word "pirogue" (which itself has origins in African languages, specifically from the Wolof word "pirogue" or similar terms from West African languages, as it was a type of boat used in that region and later adopted into French and then English, often used to refer to a small, flat - bottomed boat, especially in regions like Louisiana and in the context of exploration in North America).

The idiom "fixing for a start" in the sentence "In the spring of 1804, Clark wrote in his journal, 'We are fixing for a start.'" means that they were preparing or getting ready to start their journey (the Lewis and Clark expedition). The phrase "fixing for" is a colloquial or regional expression (common in some American English dialects of the time or in frontier language) that conveys the idea of making preparations or getting set to do something.

Answer:

In 1802, President Jefferson offered a challenge to his young assistant Meriwether Lewis.

Question 2