- 1. Which year was Indiana Territory established?
A) 1825
B) 1789
C) 1800
D) 1799
- 2. Who served as the first governor of Indiana Territory?
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) William Henry Harrison
C) James Madison
D) John Adams
- 3. During which conflict did a significant battle called the Battle of Tippecanoe take place in the Indiana Territory?
A) French and Indian War
B) American Revolution
C) Civil War
D) War of 1812
- 4. Which river forms a part of the border between Indiana Territory and Kentucky?
A) Cumberland River
B) Ohio River
C) Mississippi River
D) Missouri River
- 5. What was the capital of Indiana Territory?
A) Fort Wayne
B) Vincennes
C) Terre Haute
D) Indianapolis
- 6. The Treaty of Greenville in 1795 opened up much of Indiana Territory to settlement by which group?
A) French
B) Spanish
C) Americans
D) British
- 7. The Indiana Territory was created from which larger territory?
A) Northwest Territory
B) Oregon Territory
C) Louisiana Territory
D) Southwest Territory
- 8. In what year did Indiana Territory achieve statehood, becoming the 19th state of the United States?
A) 1832
B) 1816
C) 1799
D) 1821
- 9. Which famous U.S. president successfully negotiated the Louisiana Purchase while Indiana Territory was established?
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) John F. Kennedy
C) Abraham Lincoln
D) Theodore Roosevelt
- 10. What was the name of the U.S. military base established in the Indiana Territory by Major General Henry Atkinson in 1812?
A) Fort Harrison
B) Fort Lee
C) Fort Washington
D) Fort Jefferson
- 11. What was the name of the first newspaper published in the Indiana Territory in Vincennes?
A) Frontier Echo
B) Territorial Tribune
C) Vincennes Daily
D) Indiana Gazette
- 12. Which Native American leader led a resistance against the settlers in the Indiana Territory?
A) Tecumseh
B) Geronimo
C) Crazy Horse
D) Sitting Bull
- 13. Which famous expedition explored parts of the Indiana Territory in the early 19th century?
A) Voyage of the Beagle
B) Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition
C) Magellan's Circumnavigation
D) Lewis and Clark Expedition
- 14. What was the primary economic activity in the Indiana Territory?
A) Textile manufacturing
B) Mining
C) Fishing
D) Agriculture
- 15. What Native American tribe was Tecumseh affiliated with?
A) Sioux
B) Iroquois
C) Shawnee
D) Cherokee
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