Worksheets3rd Grade Social Studies Missouri History
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
The first residents of Missouri are thought to have been
French immigrants
the Osage tribe
the Mound Builders
German immigrants
Who were the first explorers to reach Missouri? Choose 2 answers.
Louis Jolliet
Robert de la Salle
Jacques Marquette
Napoleon Bonparte
A large area of land along the Mississippi River was claimed for France by Robert de la Salle. What did he name this area?
St. Genevieve
Missouri
St. Louis
Louisiana
In 1803 President Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from France for
$15,000
$3 million
$15 million
$100,000
Why were Lewis and Clark sent on an expedition of the Louisiana Purchase? Choose 3 answers.
to find a route for the railroad
to report about the land
to report on the Native Americans
to deliver mail to California
to report about the animals
The Missouri Territory was created in 1812. What was the name given to the capital city?
Jefferson City
St. Louis
St. Genevieve
Ozark
The Missouri Territory requested to join the United States as a free state in 1818.
True
False
It was important to Congress to keep the number of free states and slave states even to avoid fighting and conflict.
True
False
Congress adopted the Missouri Compromise. Missouri would be admitted as a slave state and Maine would be admitted as a free state.
True
False
The Missouri Compromise also created an "imaginary" line that divided the Louisiana Purchase. Slavery would not be permitted north of this line, but would be permitted south of the line.
True
False
Who was Dred Scott?
President of the Confederacy during the Civil War
leader of the Underground Railroad
a slave who brought a case to the Supreme Court to for freedom
a slave owner
The Dred Scott case made things better between the North and the South. It did NOT contribute to the start of the Civil War.
True
False
When the Civil War began, Missouri was considered a "border state". What does the term "border state" mean?
A state that allowed slavery, but did not leave the Union
A state that did not allow slavery, but did not leave the Union
A state that allowed slavery, and left the Union
A state that did not allow slavery, and left the Union
What two cities became important centers for trade and the railroad after the end of the Civil War? Choose two answers.
Sikeston
St. Louis
Kansas City
Jefferson City
Which products did Missouri begin processing at the end of the Civil War?
Flour
Apples
Lumber
Beef
All of the above
Who was an author from Hannibal that wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?
George Washington Carver
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Mark Twain
Thomas Hart Benton
Who was a famous scientist that worked with plants and taught farmers about crop rotation?
George Washington Carver
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Mark Twain
Thomas Hart Benton
Who was a famous artist that painted murals showing ordinary people doing regular things?
George Washington Carver
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Mark Twain
Thomas Hart Benton
Who was a famous author that wrote the Little House on the Prairie series of books?
George Washington Carver
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Mark Twain
Thomas Hart Benton
Which of these events happened first?
Robert de la Salle claims land along the Mississippi River for France.
The United States purchases the area called Louisiana from France.
The Missouri Territory asks Congress to become a state.
The Civil War begins.
Which of these events happened second?
Robert de la Salle claims land along the Mississippi River for France.
The United States purchases the area called Louisiana from France.
The Missouri Territory asks Congress to become a state.
The Civil War begins.
Which of these events happened third?
Robert de la Salle claims land along the Mississippi River for France.
The United States purchases the area called Louisiana from France.
The Missouri Territory asks Congress to become a state.
The Civil War begins.
Which of these events happened last?
Robert de la Salle claims land along the Mississippi River for France.
The United States purchases the area called Louisiana from France.
The Missouri Territory asks Congress to become a state.
The Civil War begins.
Who won the Civil War?
The North (Union)
The South (Confederates)
Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
