Missouri History and Government

What Native American Tribe was in Northwest Missouri?

• Iroquois

• Pueblo

• Creek

• Missouria

Who were the First Europeans in Missouri?

• Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet

• George Washington and Ben Franklin

• Lewis and Clark

• Sister Sarah Myers and Edward Taylor

What 2 expeditions were in Missouri

• Lewis and Clark

• Marquette and Joliet

• Smith and Myers

• Parson and Kehoe

What event made Missouri a territory?

• Missouri Compromise

• French and Indian War

• Louisiana Purchase

• Signing of the Constitution

What is the Missouri Compromise?

• Missouri would enter as a slave state and Maine as a free state

• Missouri would enter as a free state and Maine as a free state

• Kansas would enter as a free state and Missouri as a slave state

• All states north of Missouri would enter as slave states

What event made Missouri a state?

• The Great Compromise

• The Maine Compromise

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The Missouri Compromise

How does Missouri gain most revenue?

• Income Tax

• Billing Citizens

• Sales Tax

• Tolls

The largest spending area in the state is...

• road maintenance

• public safety and corrections

• elementary and secondary education

• mental health

Why did the founders give more power to the state governments than the federal government?

• it would stop the federal government from becoming tyrannical

• it would be difficult for the federal government to pass laws

• states would feel more important than the federal government

• states would feel more important than the federal government

What is a mayor

• chief of postal services of a city

• chief lawyer of a city

• chief election official of a city

• chief executive of a city