4th SS Chapter 4 Lesson 2 Review

Choose two answers:

What happened in 1803?

• President Thomas Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis to lead an expedition west of the Mississippi River.

• Two explorers from France led an expedition into what is now the Midwest Region of the United States.

• Lewis sent President Jefferson a letter with several boxes of items he had collected during his expedition.

• The United States bought the Louisiana Territory from France. This was called the Louisiana Purchase.

What are the names of the two explorers from France that led an expedition into the Midwest region?

• Meriwether Lewis

• Jacques Marquette

• William Clark

• Louis Jolliet

What are the names of the two explorers that led an expedition into land west of the Mississippi River ?

• Meriwether Lewis

• Jacques Marquette

• William Clark

• Louis Jolliet

(Choose two)

What were the two tasks given to the group known as "Corps of Discovery"?

• To make contact with the Native Americans

• To discover new plants and animals in the area

• To document their journey and everything they experienced

• To find a water route to the Pacific Ocean.

Choose three:

Why did Dusable choose to settle at the mouth of the Chicago River at Lake Michigan?

• It was good for transportation

• It was good for hiding

• It was good for trading

• It was good for farming

• It was good for hunting

What was the result of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

• A treaty with the Shoshone was signed.

• The size of the United States was doubled.

• Pioneers headed to the west on wagon trails.

• A water route to the Pacific Ocean was mapped.

Why was it important for Marquette and Jolliet to confirm the path of the Mississippi River?

• The French wanted to find new lands to protect themselves from the British.

• The Mississippi River traveled to the Gulf of Mexico so it could be used for shipping and transportation.

• Marquette and Jolliet could become rich and famous if they discover a path.

• They needed a waterway to import slaves.

What is the Northwest Ordinance?

• It was a law that provided a way to govern the lands of the Northwest territory.

• It was the name of the expedition group that explored the Northwest territory.

• It was the war that occured in 1873 over the Northwest territory between the settlers and the Native Americans.

• It was a group of natives that rebelled against the settlers.

What was the difference between what the Northwest Ordinance said about settlers and Native Americans' land, and what actually happened?

Choose two answers.

• The Northwest Ordinance allowed settlers to take land from Native Americans.

• The Northwest Ordinance did not allow settlers to take land from Native Americans without their permission.

• Settlers often claimed the lands of the Native Americans without their permission.

• Natives often claimed the lands of the settlers without their permission.

Why did many Native Americans sided with the British during the war of 1812?

• The relations between the Native Americans and the British was friendly.

• The Native Americans thought the British could remove the settlers from their lands.

• The British offered assistance during the conflict with the settlers.

• The British supported the Native Americans' land claims.