WorksheetsMissouri Settlement
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of one Native American group found in Missouri?
a)
Cherokee
b)
Iroquois
c)
Sioux
d)
Mississippian
2.
What led French explorers to Missouri?
a)
Hunting, snorkeling, hiking
b)
Fur trade, hunting, rivers, lead mines, fishing
c)
Fishing, kayaking, swimming
3.
Why were there less Native Americans after the Europeans settled in Missouri?
a)
No food
b)
Disease
c)
There was no change
d)
Sailed to Europe
4.
What body of water formed the eastern border and divided the Louisiana Territory from the eastern part of the United States?
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Missouri River
d)
Atlantic Ocean
5.
How much did America pay for the Louisiana Territory?
a)
20 million
b)
5 million
c)
10 million
d)
15 million
6.
Which of the following is true of the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
The size of the United States was cut in half.
b)
It doubled the size of the land that was already owned by the United States.
c)
The size of the state of Missouri was doubled.
7.
Which 2 people were chosen by Thomas Jefferson to explore the newly purchased Louisiana Territory?
a)
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
b)
George Washington and Thomas Jefferson
c)
Sacagawea and Jacques Marquette
8.
Which river were Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery sent to explore?
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Ohio River
c)
Current River
d)
Missouri River
9.
Why were Lewis and Clark sent to explore the Louisiana Territory?
a)
To meet Native Americans
b)
To try and find a water route from the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean.
c)
To try and find the Indian Ocean
10.
Lewis and Clark discovered many new things. Name 2 new things they learned.
a)
Native American tribes and the Pacific Ocean
b)
The Indian Ocean and turtles
c)
The Ohio River and monkeys
d)
The Smokey Mountains and the Cherokee
11.
How did the people back home find out about Lewis and Clark's discoveries?
a)
They read about it in the Southeast Missourian.
b)
The people asked the Native Americans.
c)
Clark kept detailed journals to share what they saw and discovered.
12.
Which of the following was one of the first things Missouri had to do when it became a state?
a)
Get some money
b)
Hire policemen
c)
Establish a government
d)
Open some schools
13.
Missouri is the _____ state.
a)
24th
b)
15th
c)
23rd
d)
11th
14.
Why was the Missouri Compromise important?
a)
Missouri didn’t have enough people.
b)
To keep the balance between free and slave states.
c)
They couldn’t agree on a capital.
d)
There were no problems.
15.
What was a Missouri town that was considered a “jumping off place” during the trail days?
a)
Jefferson City
b)
St. Charles
c)
St. Louis
d)
Springfield
16.
What is one reason that people wanted to head west?
a)
To claim land
b)
To plant new trees
c)
To meet new people
17.
What are two examples of hardships settlers may have faced during their trip west?
a)
volcanoes and hurricanes
b)
disease and bad weather
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