Chapter 2 Missouri Settlement and Statehood-lesson 3

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What was St. Joseph known for after Missouri became a state?

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St. Joseph was a noisy cattle-trading town where thousands of cattle were bought before being taken westward.

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The town of Kansas City in Missouri originally began as what?

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A trading post in western Missouri, where the Kansas River flows into the Missouri River.

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Which important form of transportation in Missouri was completed in 1859?

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A railroad extending from Hannibal to St. Joseph

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What three things were carried on steamboats on the Missouri River by 1850?

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supplies, mail, and settlers

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What 3 things were beginning to be built in the 1800's to serve Missouri's growing population?

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Libraries, schools, and churches

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A formerly enslaved person, who lived in St. Louis and opened the first African Baptist Church for free and enslaved African Americans was...

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John Berry Meachum

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What did John Berry Meachum do to get around the law stating that it was illegal to teach free African Americans?

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He opened a "Freedom School" on a boat in the middle of the Mississippi River.

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Two of the most used forms of transportation used to move goods in Missouri in the 1850's were...

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Railroads and steamboats

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In 1818 what helped solve the problem about free and slave states? Options: Missouri territory, Louisiana Purchase, Missouri Compromise

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Missouri Compromise

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Two reasons John Scott asked Congress to make Missouri a state in 1818 were...

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People in Missouri wanted a stronger voice in Congress, and the benefits of United States citizenship.