FL.SS Ch4, Lesson 2 Quiz

Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable contributed to the Midwest by settling a trading post that became the city of _________________

• Chicago

• Detroit

• St. Louis

• New Orleans

Which two characteristics made the Northwest Territory important to the United States for settlement?

• It was safe because it was guarded by soldiers.

• It was close to Lake Michigan.

• It offered access to the fur and grain trade.

• It had been claimed by the British.

The _______ was an important natural landmark in the early 1800s because it divided the settled portion of the United States from the West.

• Mississippi River

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

• Great Plains

How did American settlers in the west affect the settlement patterns of Native Americans?

• They forced relocation and reduced their traditional territories.

• They promoted peaceful coexistence and maintained established territories.

• They stimulated economic growth in Native American communities.

• They improved governance and increased Native American political power.

French explorers Marquette and Joliet discovered that the Mississippi River flowed all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. The information they gathered led to the French setting up a network of fur-trading posts in the Midwest.

• True

• False