Dates
What year was St. Louis founded?
1764
What is the main major river that St. Louis was founded just to the west of? (Direction of river: North & South)
Mississippi River
What country controlled the land when St. Louis was founded?
France
Who is credited with founding St. Louis?
Pierre Laclede
What was the main trade good when St. Louis was created?
Fur
What year did President Thomas Jefferson make the Louisiana Purchase?
1803
What is the major river that St. Louis was founded just south of? (Direction of river: East & West)
Missouri River
What are the Native American formations of dirt called that are located near east St. Louis on the eastern side of the Mississippi river?
Cahokia Mounds
Who is the 14 year old assistant credited with finding the land that was cleared out to make St. Louis?
Auguste Chouteau
What are all the colors involved in the St. Louis flag?
red, blue, yellow/gold, white
What year did the Lewis and Clark expedition begin and pass through St. Louis?
1804
What is the natural feature that gave the area protection from storms, strong winds, floods, and natural disasters?
High bluffs overlooking the river
What was the first european country to originally control the land where St. Louis was eventually founded?
Spain
Who is St. Louis named after?
King Louis IX of France
What do the two blue squiggly lines represent on the St. Louis flag?
Mississippi and Missouri rivers / Missouri-Mississippi Confluence
In what year was the State of Missouri founded, finally making the city of St. Louis in one of the States?
1821
What was the name of the territory St. Louis was founded in before it was a part of the United States?
Louisiana Territory
What is a fleur-de-lis?
French symbol / Catholic symbol for Morals and Virtue
What are two of the Native American tribes that inhabited the St. Louis region during and long before the city was made?
Mississippians, Osage, Illini
What is it called when two rivers meet?
A Confluence
Around what time period did the early Native Americans first inhabit the area that would later become St. Louis?
Thousands of years ago / 9th Century
What was the main reason settlers came to St. Louis in the early years?
Fur Trade Post / Center / Hub
What event led to a booming increase of settlement, population numbers, and development of the city of St. Louis?
The Louisiana Purchase / St. Louis becoming a part of the United States / Immigrants coming to the United States from Germany & Ireland
Who was the leader of France that sold the French Territory where STL was located to President Thomas Jefferson to become land that now belongs to the United States?
Napoleon
What did traders build along the Mississippi river near St. Louis to help it become a successful and accessible trading post?
Ports / docks