Chapter 4 Lesson 2

Who were the two explorers from France who led an expedition into the Midwest region of the United States in 1673?

• Marco Polo and Vasco da Gama

• John Smith and Pocahontas

• Christopher Columbus and Amerigo Vespucci

• Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet

Where did Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet start their exploration in 1673?

• Lake Ontario

• Arkansas

• Mississippi River

• Lake Michigan

Which explorer settled in what is now Illinois and founded the city of Chicago?

• Jacques Marquette

• Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable

• Tecumseh

• Louis Jolliet

Who led the US in the Battle of Little Bighorn and was defeated by the Native Americans

• General George Custer

• General Eisenhower

• General George Washington

• General Abraham Lincoln

Who led an expedition through the Louisiana Territory after the United States bought it from France in 1803?

• Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

• Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet

• Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable

• Lewis and Louis

Which woman served as a guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark expedition?

• Sacagawea

• Pocahontas

• Squanto

• Amelia Earhart

What act passed in 1862 allowed the head of a family to claim 160 acres of land on the Great Plains for a small fee?

• Treaty of Greenville

• Louisiana Purchase

• Northwest Ordinance

• Homestead Act

Who invented the steel plow in 1837, which made it easier to plow the tough soil of the Great Plains?

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Eli Whitney

• John Deere

• Thomas Edison

In 1851 Congress passed a law that created what?

• More land for everyone

• Pizza shops

• Reservations

• Bill of Rights

Which battle in 1876 saw General George Custer and his troops defeated by Native Americans in the Midwest?

• Battle of Antietam

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Wounded Knee

• Battle of Little Bighorn