Missouri Settlement and Statehood Lesson 2 Quiz

The correct definition for "treaty" is...

• A journey with a special purpose

• A written agreement

• A candy treat to give on holidays

The correct definition of word "expedition" is...

• A journey with a special purpose

• A written agreement

• land that is purchased

The term for when United States purchased a huge chunk of land from France, that doubled the size of the US is...

• westward expansion

• treaty

• Louisiana Purchase

Looking at the map, The Louisiana Purchase, the Rocky Mountains border the Louisiana Purchase in which direction?

• to the west of the Louisiana Purchase

• to the east of the Louisiana Purchase

• to the north of the Louisiana Purchase

Which of these two events happened first?

A. By 1769, Spain took control of Louisiana and divided it into two pieces.

B. In 1762, Spain helped France in a war, so France secretly promised the city of New Orleans and the part of Louisiana west of the Mississippi River to Spain.

• A

• B

Which of these two events happened last?

A. In 1801 Thomas Jefferson offers to buy Louisiana for $15 million.

B. In 1804, in St. Louis, France gave Upper Louisiana to the United States.

• A

• B

Which of these two events happened last?

A. In 1800, Spain made another secret treaty, giving Louisiana back to France.

B. By 1769, Spain took control of Louisiana and divided it into two pieces.

• A

• B

In what direction would you travel to get New Orleans to present day Missouri, as shown on the map.

• north

• west

• east

How did the purchase of Louisiana from France, change life for people in Missouri?

• It doubled the size of the United States so there was much more land for people to settle.

• It caused there to much much less land for people to settle.

• It didn't change anything for people in Missouri.

What was one effect caused by the Louisiana Purchase for the Osage Native Americans?

• The United States went to war with the Osage.

• There were no effects for the Osage caused by the Louisiana Purchase.

• Newcomers, such as Americans looking for land to farm, and other Native Americans moved into Osage areas.