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Unit 5 Study Quiz

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the period of conflict between the pro-slavery bushwhackers and the anti-slavery abolitionists in the Midwest known as?

a)

The Nebraska Trials

b)

Missouri Conflicts

c)

Bloody Missouri

d)

Bleeding Kansas

2.

Which President made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803?

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Barack Obama

3.

What industry dominated Missouri up until the Civil War?

a)

Mining

b)

Fur Trade

c)

Agriculture

d)

Construction

4.

The verdict of the Dred Scott Vs Sanford was that

a)

Dred Scott was unable to keep Sandford as his slave

b)

Dred Scott was given his freedom

c)

It was ruled black people are not citizens therefore Scott couldn't sue

d)

Dred Scott won $5,000 from Sanford

5.

What was the first town in Missouri?

a)

St. Geniveve

b)

Saint Louis

c)

Kansas City

d)

Borquesville

6.

Sterling Price was

a)

The leader of the Missouri Union Army

b)

The Governor of Missouri during the Civil War

c)

The leader of the Missouri Confederate Guard

d)

The judge of Booneville

7.

Nathaniel Lyon was

a)

The leader of the Missouri Confederate Guard

b)

The District Attorney for Jeff City

c)

The leader of the Union Army in Missouri

d)

The inventor of the iron clad war ships

8.

Which of the following famous people is NOT from Missouri

a)

Maya Angelou

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

Mark Twain

9.

Which state does NOT border Missouri

a)

Kentucky

b)

Iowa

c)

Arkansas

d)

Texas

10.

Where the capital of Missouri before Jeff City?

a)

Saint Charles, MO

b)

Cape Birmingham, MO

c)

Wentzville, MO

d)

Kansas City, MO

11.

What were the goals of Lewis and Clark during their journey?

a)

Discover the Northwest passage

b)

Make friendships with Native Americans

c)

Document wildlife in the territory

d)

All of these are correct

12.

What was the agreement made in the Missouri Compromise

a)

Missouri admitted to union as slave state

b)

Maine to be entered into union as free state

c)

36'30 line marks slavery territories for westward expansion

d)

All of these are correct.

13.

What Missouri city has a monument symbolizing Missouri as the gateway to the West.

a)

Saint Louis

b)

Kansas City

c)

Jefferson City

d)

Kirksville

14.

Which country has NOT had a major impact on Missouri during its early history?

a)

Spain

b)

Germany

c)

Russia

d)

France

15.

What is the name of the river that cuts through the middle of our state and passes Jefferson City

a)

Black River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Current River

d)

Missouri River

16.

According to our history in Missouri, which natural disaster has occurred the most often in our state?

a)

Tsunami

b)

Flood

c)

Earthquake

d)

Tornado

17.

What is the name of the region where there was a lot of slavery and plantations in Missouri?

a)

Little Antebellum

b)

Dixie Land

c)

Little Dixie

d)

The Green Lands

18.

Who is the famous writer from Hannibal Missouri who wrote about his adventures on the river?

a)

Mark Twain

b)

Scott Joplin

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Maya Angelou

19.

St. Genevieve was founded by which group of Europeans?

a)

French

b)

Italians

c)

Belgians

d)

Germans

20.

What was the position of Missouri during the Civil War?

a)

Border State: Didn't have slavery

b)

Border State: Had Slavery

c)

Union State

d)

Confederate State

21.

Which Amendment ended slavery?

a)

12th

b)

13th

c)

14th

d)

21st

22.

John Brown is most famous for

a)

Raiding the Sheboygan Factory

b)

Creating the City of Chicago

c)

Creating the Missouri General Assembly

d)

Raiding the federal arsenal in Harper's Ferry

23.

Which Civil War battle is known as the "Battle of the Hemp Bales?"

a)

Battle of Westport

b)

Battle of Wilson's Creek

c)

Battle of Shilh

d)

Battle of Lexington

24.

Who was the president during the whole Civil War?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Josh Norman

25.

Which Native American tribe in Missouri was the most powerful?

a)

The Otoe

b)

The Osage

c)

The Illini

d)

The Choctaw

26.

What time period did the Civil War occur in?

a)

1861 - 1863

b)

1843 - 1870

c)

1911 - 1915

d)

1861 - 1865

27.

Why was Missouri impacted so heavily during the Great Depression?

a)

We couldn't get enough medicine to treat the depressed people

b)

Missouri agriculture suffered greatly

c)

Missouri Stock holders lost all their shares

d)

Missouri lost all bonds

28.

Which river runs on the Eastern border of Missouri, and passes by the city of Saint Louis?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Missouri River

c)

Red River

d)

Snake River

29.

From what nation did the United States acquire the Louisiana Territory from?

a)

Belgium

b)

Croatia

c)

France

d)

Germany

30.

Which Amendment granted all male citizens the right to vote?

a)

12th

b)

13th

c)

15th

d)

8th

31.

Abraham Lincoln was shot while

a)

Playing Fortnite

b)

Watching a play

c)

Walking to the General Assembly

d)

Giving a speech

32.

The 14th Amendment

a)

Made all taxes fair

b)

Granted the President the power to veto

c)

Granted all persons citizenship

d)

Granted the people Turkey Sandwiches

33.

Who was the leader of France during the Louisiana Purchase?

a)

Snowball

b)

Napoleon Bonaparte

c)

Jean Jaque Roussu

d)

Hannibal Barca

34.

True or False: Lewis and Clark found the Northwest Passage.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

What best explains what happened when the Southern states "seceded" from the Union

a)

They sold guns to the Union.

b)

They made a treaty with the Union.

c)

They left the Union to form an independent nation.

d)

They conquered the Union.

36.

Which Civil War battle did NOT happen in Missouri?

a)

Camp Jackson Affair

b)

Battle of Bull Run

c)

Battle of Westport

d)

Battle of Wilson's Creek

37.

What do Missouri Bushwhackers and Kansas Jay hawkers have in common?

a)

Both were informal militias that used guerrilla tactics

b)

Both were made up of free slaves

c)

Both were Prussian mercenary groups

d)

Both were trying to defend their state that they lived in.

38.

The Capital of Missouri is

a)

Ashland, MO

b)

Portland, MO

c)

Jefferson City, MO

d)

Saint Louis, MO

39.

Dred Scott was

a)

A Bushwacker

b)

A Jayhawker

c)

A Confederate General

d)

A slave who tried sueing for his freedom

40.

Nathaniel Lyon was shot and killed during __________________.

a)

The Battle of the Bulge

b)

D-Day

c)

The Battle of Wilson's Creek

d)

The Battle of Tatooine

41.

Which river is the A pointing to?

a)

Missouri

b)

Mississippi

c)

Black

d)

Red

42.

Which river is the letter B pointing at?

a)

Missouri

b)

Mississippi

c)

Blue

d)

Green

43.

Which city is located where the letter "F" is?

a)

Kansas City

b)

Saint Louis

c)

Kirksville

d)

Columbia

e)

Joplin

44.

Which point on the map is where Jefferson City is?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

F

e)

D

45.

Which point is where Kansas City is?

a)

B

b)

C

c)

D

d)

E

e)

G