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Early History of Missouri

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did the Missouri Compromise do?

a)

It made Missouri a slave state and Maine a free state

b)

It let there be an imbalance between free and slave states

c)

It made Maine a slave state and Missouri a free state

d)

They just made up a name for when Missouri became a state

2.

What problem did it cause when Missouri wanted to become a state?

a)

No problem, everyone loved the idea!

b)

There were not enough people to become a state

c)

Some states did not want Missouri to become a state

d)

There would be an unbalance between free and slave states

3.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Ohio
4.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Alabama
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 nearly doubled the size of the land that was already owned by the United States.

c)

The size of the state of Missouri was doubled.

d)

Great Britain was happy because it made their land holdings in the New World increase.

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

d)

Billy the Kid and Mark Twain

8.
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.
9.
Traveled the Mississippi River until it reached the Gulf of Mexico:
a)
Father Marquette and Louis Jolliet
b)
Robert de La Salle
c)
Pierre Laclede
d)
Hernando de Soto
10.
What was the FIRST permanent French settlement in Missouri?
a)
Ste. Genevieve
b)
St. Louis
c)
Kansas City
11.
What is Missouri's Capital city?
a)
Van Buren City
b)
Columbia City
c)
Jefferson City
d)
Kansas City