3rd Grade Social Studies Missouri History

The first residents of Missouri are thought to have been

• French immigrants

• the Osage tribe

• the Mound Builders

• German immigrants

Who were the first explorers to reach Missouri? Choose 2 answers.

• Louis Jolliet

• Robert de la Salle

• Jacques Marquette

• Napoleon Bonparte

A large area of land along the Mississippi River was claimed for France by Robert de la Salle. What did he name this area?

• St. Genevieve

• Missouri

• St. Louis

• Louisiana

In 1803 President Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from France for

• $15,000

• $3 million

• $15 million

• $100,000

Why were Lewis and Clark sent on an expedition of the Louisiana Purchase? Choose 3 answers.

• to find a route for the railroad

• to report about the land

• to report on the Native Americans

• to deliver mail to California

• to report about the animals

The Missouri Territory was created in 1812. What was the name given to the capital city?

• Jefferson City

• St. Louis

• St. Genevieve

• Ozark

The Missouri Territory requested to join the United States as a free state in 1818.

• True

• False

It was important to Congress to keep the number of free states and slave states even to avoid fighting and conflict.

• True

• False

Congress adopted the Missouri Compromise. Missouri would be admitted as a slave state and Maine would be admitted as a free state.

• True

• False

The Missouri Compromise also created an "imaginary" line that divided the Louisiana Purchase. Slavery would not be permitted north of this line, but would be permitted south of the line.

• True

• False