MAP Social Studies 2

Question 1

What did the Missouri Compromise of 1820 do?

Accepted Answer

Admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state

Answer

The compromise kept the balance of free and slave states by admitting Missouri (slave) and Maine (free).

Question 2

In which Missouri city did Dred Scott first file his lawsuit for freedom?

Accepted Answer

St. Louis

Answer

Dred Scott sued for his freedom in the St. Louis courthouse, and the case reached the U.S. Supreme Court in 1857.

Question 3

In what year did Missouri become a state?

Accepted Answer

1821

Answer

Missouri became the 24th state on August 10, 1821.

Question 4

From which country did the United States buy the Louisiana Territory, which included present-day Missouri?

Accepted Answer

France

Answer

The U.S. bought the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803.

Question 5

Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery started up the Missouri River in 1804 from an area near which city?

Accepted Answer

St. Louis

Answer

The expedition left from Camp Dubois, across from St. Louis, and went up the Missouri River.

MAP - Missouri Assessment Program Practice Test