Chapter 4, Lessons 1 & 2

True or False: Early explorers came to Missouri to find gold.

• True
• False

First European explorer to see the Mississippi River:

• Father Marquette and Louis Jolliet
• Robert de La Salle
• Hernando de Soto
• Pierre Laclede

First to see where the Missouri River flowed into the Mississippi River:

• Father Marquette and Louis Jolliet
• Robert de La Salle
• Auguste Chouteau
• Hernando de Soto

Traveled from Canada to make maps and explore the Mississippi River:

• Father Marquette and Louis Jolliet
• Robert de La Salle
• Pierre Laclede
• Hernando de Soto

Traveled the Mississippi River until it reached the Gulf of Mexico:

• Father Marquette and Louis Jolliet
• Robert de La Salle
• Pierre Laclede
• Hernando de Soto

What was the FIRST permanent French settlement in Missouri?

• Ste. Genevieve
• St. Louis
• Kansas City

What was the SECOND permanent French settlement in Missouri?

• Ste. Genevieve
• St. Louis
• Kansas City

This city is the second largest city in Missouri. It began as a fur trading post.

• Ste. Genevieve
• St. Louis
• Kansas City

Who started the settlement of St. Louis?

• Father Marquette and Louis Jolliet
• Pierre Laclede and Auguste Chouteau
• Daniel Boone
• King Louis

How long did slavery last in Missouri?

• 45 years
• 100 years
• 145 years
• 200 years