Firsts
The first residents of Missouri are thought to have been
The Mound Builders
Who was the author from Hannibal that wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?
Mark Twain
Before becoming a state, the MO Territory was created in 1812. The first capital of MO was...
St. Louis
Why was Dred Scott important to start of the Civil War?
He was a slave that moved from a slave state to a free state and back, so he believed he should be free. He took his case to court and lost. The decision ended up making things worse between the North and the South and helped contribute to the start of the Civil War.
Put these events in order from earliest to most recent.
A)The Civil War Begins
B)The Missouri Territory asks Congress to become a state.
C)Robert de la Salle claims land along the Mississippi River for France.
D)The US purchases the area called Louisiana from France.
Robert de La Salle claims land
US purchases Louisiana
MO Territory asks to become a state.
Civil War
The first explorers (plural) to reach Missouri were
Joliett and Marquette
Who was the famous scientist who worked with plants and taught farmers about crop rotation?
George Washington Carver
The Missouri Territory requested to join the United States as a (slave/free) state.
Slave
What does the term "border state" mean?
It is a state that allowed slavery but did not leave the Union when the Civil War began.
Robert de la Salle named the area of land along the Mississippi River that he claimed for France this...
Who was the famous artist who painted murals showing ordinary people doing regular things?
Thomas Hart Benton
The reason Congress wanted to keep the number of free and slave states even was...
to avoid fighting and conflict
Describe growth MO experienced after the end of the Civil War (important cities and businesses).
KC and StL were important centers for trade and railroad. Immigrants moved to MO. Lumber and flour mills were built and MO began processing its own products such as flour, lumber, beef, apples, corn, and oats. These products were shipped to other states as well.
The price Thomas Jefferson paid for the Louisiana Territory from France was
$15 million
Who was the famous author who wrote the Little House on the Prairie series of books?
Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Missouri Compromise said this state would be admitted to the United States as a free state while Missouri would be admitted as a slave state.
Maine
Lewis and Clark were sent to explore the Louisiana Purchase for these three reasons...
to report about the land
to report about the animals
to report about the Native Americans
Did the Missouri Compromise also create an "imaginary" line that divided the Louisiana Purchase into NORTH and SOUTH, where slavery would not be permitted NORTH of the line?
YES