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Missouri History: Unit 1

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The study of past events, particularly in human affairs.

a)

Psychology

b)

History

c)

Biology

d)

Sociology

2.

In Missouri, the Mississippi Alluvial Plain (pink area) is sometimes nicknamed _______________

a)

the pan handle

b)

the crown

c)

the boot heel

d)

the spur

3.

Which color represents the Mississippi Alluvial Plain?

a)

Green

b)

Pink

c)

Blue

d)

Orange

4.

Which color represents the Ozark Highland?

a)

Green

b)

Pink

c)

Blue

d)

Orange

5.

On the map... Orange, blue, and the small yellow area represents which geographical area of Missouri?

a)

the plains

b)

Mississippi Alluvial Plain

c)

the Ozark Highland

d)

Mississippi River valley

6.
What is Missouri's Capital city?
a)
Van Buren City
b)
Columbia City
c)
Jefferson City
d)
Kansas City
7.

This town was the site of numerous earthquakes from 1811-1812.

a)

St. Louis

b)

Jefferson City

c)

Los Angeles

d)

New Madrid

8.

Which of the following is NOT a Missouri Indian tribe?

a)

Fox

b)

Osage

c)

Seminole

d)

Missouria

9.

What is the tallest point in Missouri?

a)

Bell Mountain

b)

Buford Mountain

c)

Webster County High Point

d)

Taum Sauk Mountain

10.

Which area of Missouri is home to over 5,000 caves?

a)

Mississippi Alluvial Plain

b)

Ozark Highland

c)

the plains area

d)

Ohio

11.

Which river is the eastern border of Missouri?

a)

Missouri

b)

Mississippi

c)

St. Francis

d)

Spring

12.

Which river is shown in the image?

a)

Missouri

b)

Mississippi

c)

St. Francis

d)

Spring

13.

Which river is shown in the image?

a)

Missouri

b)

Mississippi

c)

St. Francis

d)

Spring

14.

Which large animal is STILL FOUND in large amounts in Missouri?

a)

Buffalo

b)

Whitetail Deer

c)

Grizzly Bear

d)

Moose

15.

Southern Missouri, because of climate, is at great risk of which kind of natural disaster?

a)

Hurricane

b)

Tornado

c)

Tsunami

d)

Earthquake

16.

The branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.

a)

Geography

b)

History

c)

Meteorology

d)

Ecology

17.

Which European is believed to be the first to encounter the Quapaw people?

a)

Hernando de Soto

b)

Louis Jolliet

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Teddy Roosevelt

18.

Which tribe was known to live in these bark long houses?

a)

Quapaw

b)

Missouria

c)

Cherokee

d)

Chikasaw

19.

Which tribe was known to utilize dog travois as a means of transporting goods?

a)

Quapaw

b)

Missouria

c)

Cherokee

d)

Fox

20.

Which tribal name is said to mean "canoe people" or "town of large canoes"?

a)

Quapaw

b)

Missouria

c)

Osage

d)

Fox

21.

Tribe located in SW Missouri and Eastern Kansas. Lived in "Wigwams."

a)

Quapaw

b)

Missouria

c)

Osage

d)

Fox

22.

Chief Black Hawk, was the leader of which group of American Indians?

a)

Quapaw

b)

Missouria

c)

Osage

d)

Fox and Sac

23.

Which of the following tribes DID NOT speak a Siouan language. But spoke a version of the Algonquian language.

a)

Quapaw

b)

Missouria

c)

Osage

d)

Fox and Sac

24.

A semi nomadic people with a culture based on hunting, foraging, and gardening, the seasonal movements of the ________ brought them annually from Eastern Kansas and SW Missouri into northwestern Arkansas

a)

Quapaw

b)

Missouria

c)

Osage

d)

Fox

25.

Which tribe was known to live in these teepees as they moved along the rivers?

a)

Quapaw

b)

Missouria

c)

Cherokee

d)

Chikasaw

26.

What European country were Hernando de Soto and Francisco Coronado from?

a)

Spain

b)

Italy

c)

Russia

d)

England

27.

Which region did de Soto explore?

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

28.

Which of the following was an accomplishment of Hernando de Soto?

a)

He found a Northwest Passage.

b)

He discovered the Caribbean.

c)

He was the first European to see the Mississippi River.

d)

He found new land for England.

29.

What area did Hernando de Soto explore?

a)

The American Southeast and South: Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Arkansas

b)

The Northeast: Maine, New Hampshire and New York.

c)

The Southwest: Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico

d)

The Northwest: Oregon, Washington and Idaho.

30.

What is a conquistador?

a)

Name for an English explorer.

b)

A Spanish Explorer that means "one who conquers"

c)

French Hunter

d)

It describes a crew member with very little training

31.

What area did Francisco Coronado explore?

a)

The American Southeast and South: Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Arkansas

b)

The Northeast: Maine, New Hampshire and New York.

c)

The American SouthWest

d)

The Northwest: Oregon, Washington and Idaho.

32.

Which of the following was an accomplishment of Francisco Coronado?

a)

He found a Northwest Passage.

b)

He discovered the Grand Canyon

c)

He was the first European to see the Mississippi River.

d)

He found new land for England.

33.

Which of the following was an accomplishment of French Explorers Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet?

a)

Found a Northwest Passage.

b)

Discovered the Grand Canyon

c)

Traveled South along the Mississippi River claiming territory for France

d)

Claimed new land for England.

34.

"Louisiana" was named after King Louis XIV of France. The territory was named by ________________

a)

Francisco Coronado

b)

Robert de La Salle

c)

Hernando Cortes

d)

Father Jacques Marquette

35.

The main economic reason for the French Territory (that made Missouri such a prize) was _______________

a)

Oil

b)

Gold

c)

Furs

d)

Spices

36.

The 1st Permanent European settlement in Missouri

a)

St. Louis

b)

St. Genevieve

c)

Kansas City

d)

Jefferson City

37.

In 1750, what is now Missouri, belonged to the Empire of

a)

France

b)

Britain

c)

Spain

d)

Russia

38.

After the French and Indian War (7 Years War) in 1763, the territory that would become Missouri was controlled by ______________ until the Treaty of San Ildefonso in 1800 when they gave control back to France.

a)

the Dutch

b)

Britain

c)

Spain

d)

Russia

39.

Missouri would become a part of the United States in 1803 after the it was purchased as part of the Louisiana Purchase from _____________________.

a)

Spain

b)

Britain

c)

France

d)

Russia

40.

Which of the following IS NOT a reason Napoleon sold the Louisiana Territory to President Jefferson?

a)

He needed money to stay at war with Great Britain

b)

The fur and lumber trade was no longer profitable for France

c)

He didn't have enough troops to defend it at the same time as he was involved with wars in Europe

d)

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