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Missouri History and Constitution

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the Capital of Missouri?
a)
St. Charles
b)
Springfield
c)
St. Louis
d)
Jefferson City
2.
Which of the following is NOT a power the governor receives?
a)
Administer (enforce) laws
b)
Appoint/remove officials
c)
Ceremonial head of state
d)
Make new laws
3.
Missouri's General Assembly has how many houses?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
4.
Missouri's legislative body is known as...
a)
Congress
b)
the General Assembly
c)
House of Representatives
d)
Senate
5.

Which country had the greatest influence in the settling of Missouri?

a)

Germany

b)

Croatia

c)

Brazil

d)

France

6.

What was the main conflict that lead to the Missouri Compromise?

a)

Should Missouri allow slaves?

b)

Should black Missourians be allowed to vote?

c)

Who should pay for the Transcontinental Railroad?

d)

Who should provide arms for the Missouri Militia?

7.

What was Missouri's role in the Civil War?

a)

Slave State

b)

Free State

c)

Border State: Fought in the Union but had slavery

d)

Didn't get involved

8.
What is the state tree?
a)
Flowering Dogwood
b)
Flowering Catstone
c)
Walnut
d)
Lebanon Cedar
9.
What do the bears symbolize on the state seal?
a)
Missouri's status and growth
b)
strength and citizen bravery
c)
Just wanted to show the Cubs what a real bear looks like
d)
Dangers of westward expansion
10.
Which stripe on state flag represents purity?
a)
White
b)
Red
c)
Blue
d)
Grizzly Bears
11.
What is the state bird?
a)
Cardinal
b)
Blue Bird
c)
Blue Jay
d)
Bald Eagle
12.
How many stars are on the state seal?
a)
50
b)
35
c)
24
d)
16
13.
What is the state insect?
a)
Grasshopper
b)
Honey Bee
c)
Missouri Monarch Butterfly
d)
Queen Bee
14.
What is the state animal?
a)
Missouri Mule
b)
Cardinal
c)
Otter
d)
Deer
15.
What is the state flower?
a)
Flowering Dogwood
b)
Hawthorne
c)
Crysanthemum
d)
Tulip
16.
What year did Missouri OFFICIALLY become a state? 
a)
2017
b)
1803
c)
1820
d)
1821
17.
The helmet on the great seal of Missouri represents ___________.
a)
hardness
b)
stubborness
c)
purity
d)
sovereignty
18.

What is the MOTTO of Missouri?

a)

The cave state

b)

Where the rivers run

c)

Let the will of the people be the supreme law

d)

Show-me state

19.

The ____ was purchased from France for $15 million.

a)

Louisiana Territory

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Port of New Orleans

20.

The U.S. made the Louisiana Purchase in _____.

a)

1620

b)

1803

c)

1821

21.

Thomas Jefferson was _____ when the Louisiana Purchase was made.

a)

President

b)

Governor

c)

an explorer

22.

Who went on an expedition to the West to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean and to explore the land?

a)

Lewis and Clark

b)

de la Salle and Jefferson

c)

Bonaparte and Charbonneau

23.

The ____ Compromise admitted Missouri to the U.S. as a slave state and Maine as a free state.

a)

Missouri

b)

Slave/Free

c)

Equal

24.

Who served as interpreter for Lewis and Clark?

a)

Jefferson and Franklin

b)

Bonaparte and Marquette

c)

Sacagawea

d)

Pocahontas

25.

What started in Independence, Missouri?

a)

the Louisiana Purchase

b)

the Oregon Trail and the Santa Fe Trail

c)

the Pony Express

26.

Early French settlers hoped to find gold and silver when they came to what is now Missouri. They actually found ____.

a)

lead and salt

b)

diamonds

c)

copper and turquoise