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100

What year was St. Louis founded?

1764

100

What is the main major river that St. Louis was founded just to the west of? (Direction of river: North & South)

Mississippi River

100

What country controlled the land when St. Louis was founded?

France

100

Who is credited with founding St. Louis?

Pierre Laclede

100

What was the main trade good when St. Louis was created?

Fur

200

What year did President Thomas Jefferson make the Louisiana Purchase?

1803

200

What is the major river that St. Louis was founded just south of? (Direction of river: East & West)

Missouri River

200

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

200

Who is the 14 year old assistant credited with finding the land that was cleared out to make St. Louis?

Auguste Chouteau

200

What are all the colors involved in the St. Louis flag?

red, blue, yellow/gold, white

300

What year did the Lewis and Clark expedition begin and pass through St. Louis?

1804

300

What is the natural feature that gave the area protection from storms, strong winds, floods, and natural disasters?

High bluffs overlooking the river

300

What was the first european country to originally control the land where St. Louis was eventually founded?

Spain

300

Who is St. Louis named after?

King Louis IX of France

300

What do the two blue squiggly lines represent on the St. Louis flag?

Mississippi and Missouri rivers / Missouri-Mississippi Confluence

400

In what year was the State of Missouri founded, finally making the city of St. Louis in one of the States?

1821

400

What was the name of the territory St. Louis was founded in before it was a part of the United States?

Louisiana Territory

400

What is a fleur-de-lis?

French symbol / Catholic symbol for Morals and Virtue

400

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

400

What is it called when two rivers meet?

A Confluence

500

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

500

What was the main reason settlers came to St. Louis in the early years?

Fur Trade Post / Center / Hub

500

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

500

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

500

What did traders build along the Mississippi river near St. Louis to help it become a successful and accessible trading post?

Ports / docks

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