WorksheetsEarly History of Missouri
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 7mins
What did the Missouri Compromise do?
It made Missouri a slave state and Maine a free state
It let there be an imbalance between free and slave states
It made Maine a slave state and Missouri a free state
They just made up a name for when Missouri became a state
What problem did it cause when Missouri wanted to become a state?
No problem, everyone loved the idea!
There were not enough people to become a state
Some states did not want Missouri to become a state
There would be an unbalance between free and slave states
Which of the following is true of the Louisiana Purchase?
The size of the United States was cut in half.
It nearly doubled the size of the land that was already owned by the United States.
The size of the state of Missouri was doubled.
Great Britain was happy because it made their land holdings in the New World increase.
Which 2 people were chosen by Thomas Jefferson to explore the newly purchased Louisiana Territory?
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
George Washington and Thomas Jefferson
Sacagawea and Jacques Marquette
Billy the Kid and Mark Twain
