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