Geography
Missourians
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Government
100
Which region is Missouri in?
Midwest
100
Who wrote the Little House on the Prairie books?
Laura Ingalls Wilder
100
What were early Native Americans? Think of how they got their food.
Hunter-gatherers
100
Who did the United States buy the Louisiana Territory from? and for how much?
French for 15 million dollars
100
Which branch is in charge of making laws?
legislative
200
Which region has many large cities and is known to have blizzards in the winter?
Northeast
200
Who makes bright busy pictures used in calendars, cards, and posters that a lot of teachers use?
Mary Engelbreit
200
Why don't we know much about the first people in North America?
They didn't have written records for us to read.
200
Who did Jefferson hire to explore the western territories?
Lewis and Clark
200
What group can declare a law unconstitutional and stop the law?
Supreme Court
300
What is the capital of Missouri?
Jefferson City
300
Who was the famous poet from Joplin that wrote about life as a slave?
Langston Hughes
300
What were the Hopewell, Adena, and Mississipian? Not Native Americans.
Mound Builders
300
Why was Lewis and Clark's expedition important?
They mapped out the new land and recorded information about unknown plants and animals.
300
What two groups make up congress and how many members in each?
Senate- 100 House of Representatives- 435
400
What are to two major rivers in Missouri?
Missouri and Mississippi
400
Who wrote the Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn?
Mark Twain
400
Why were the French in Missouri during the 1600s?
To trade fur with Native Americans
400
What were explorers look for when they came to North America during the 1600s?
Northwest Passage
400
What is the purpose of the constitution?
To describe how to set up the government and separate the powers.
500
Which Missouri region do we live in?
Ozark Highland
500
Name two Native American groups we discussed that lived in Missouri during the 1600-1800s?
Missouri, Iowa, Osage, and Sac and Fox
500
During the 1700s what type of settlements were the French building in Missouri?
Trading Posts
500
Giver 2 examples of the Checks and Balances we have in our government.
President vetoing bill. Congress overriding veto. Supreme Court declaring law unconstitutional.
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