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Missouri Becomes A State

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following nearly doubled the size of the United States?
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
New Orleans
d)
Jackson Purchase
2.
Where did President Jefferson want Lewis and Clark to travel?
a)
from Texas to Mexico
b)
from the Missouri River to the Mississippi River
c)
from Missouri to Oregon
d)
from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean
3.
What did Lewis and Clark's team see as they traveled the Missouri River?
a)
lots and lots of people
b)
amazing wild animals
c)
all kinds of houses and huts
d)
a passage to the Pacific Ocean
4.
Which of the following is NOT true about Sacagawea?
a)
She was too weak to carry her baby son on the trip
b)
She had great knowledge of the land.
c)
She knew which plants were safe to eat.
d)
She was an interpreter to help talk to other Indian groups.
5.
What did Lewis and Clark tell the Indians they met?
a)
No more white people will settle in your area.
b)
The Great Father in Washington D.C., will protect you.
c)
We have no gifts for you.
d)
We will never come back.
6.
What does "compromise" mean?
a)
verbal disagreement
b)
each side give up a part to reach agreement
7.
What does "argument" mean?
a)
journey for a specific cause
b)
verbal disagreement
8.
What does "expedition" mean?
a)
showing lack of fear
b)
journey for a specific cause
9.
What is an interpreter?
a)
someone who knows languages
b)
someone who loves vinison
c)
someone who eats only veggies
10.
What is an interpreter?
a)
someone who knows languages
b)
someone who loves vinison
c)
someone who eats only veggies
11.
What does it mean to be courageous?
a)
scared
b)
terrified
c)
freaked out
d)
showing lack of fear
12.
became the capital city of MO
a)
Kansas City
b)
Oklahoma City
c)
New York City
d)
Jefferson City
13.
Who climbed a peak in the Rocky Mountains?
a)
Sir Matthew Fridley
b)
Sir Dennis Peterman
c)
Sir Robert Martens
d)
Zebulon Pike
14.
in charge of Fort Osage
a)
George Sibley
b)
Mary Easton Sibley
c)
Bob Sibley
d)
Wilma Sibley
15.
Who started a boarding school for girls?
a)
Mary Easton Sibley
b)
Jackie Joyner Kersee
c)
Easton May Sibley