Chapter 4 SS MO

The prefix bi- in bicentennial means "two." This prefix is also in the word

• bicycle

• binder

• bitter

• biting

This great event was the expedition of Lewis and Clark.

A synonym for expedition is

• battle

• journey

• purchase

• meeting

The Louisiana Purchase was land that the United States

• discovered in 1800

• won in a war with Spain

• bought from France

• did not own

The root word in discovery is discover, which means

• to find

• to buy

• to travel

• to talk about

The root word in explorer is explore, which means

• to draw maps

• to take notes

• to visit new places

• to meet people

Today the explorers' route is known as the Lewis and Clark Trail.

A synonym for trail is

• trip

• river

• mountain

• path

This graph covers the period from

• 1800 to 1810

• 1800 to 1830

• 1806 to 1835

• 1800 to 1850

About how many people lived in St. Louis in 1806?

• 800

• 1,100

• 1,800

• 2,000

Compared to the number of people in St. Louis in 1806, the number who lived there in 1816 was

• less than half as many

• about the same

• twice as many

• nearly three times as many

The population of St. Louis had passed 5,000 by the year

• 1806

• 1816

• 1821

• 1830