Question: 1.What year was the first ferry put in use from the Illinois side, and vice versa, to St Louis across the Mississippi? A. 1699 B. 1779 C. 1849 D. 1856 2. How was the ferry powered? A. By hand held oar. B. By wind sail. C. By hand rope. D. All the above. 3. What year did the first steam boat arrive in St Louis? A. 1807 B. 1812 C. 1817 D. 1822 4. In the 1820s and 1830s there was a famous little island in the middle of the River called "Bloody Island." What illegal event made this island so well known? A. Cockfights. B. Dueling. C. Fisticuffs. D. All the above. 5. By 1798 the population of St Louis was hovering around 1,000. What was the population of St Louis in 1840? A. 10,243 B. 16,469 C. 18,412 D. 23,736 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Answers 1. (B) 1779 the folks figured a way to get back and forth across the Mississippi without getting too wet when they started the rowboat ferry, 1798 the population rose to a whopping 925. 2. (A) A row boat ferry was started in 1779. 3. (C) The first steamboat arrived in St Louis in 1817. 4. (D) During the 1820s and 30s there was a lively little piece of real estate in the middle of the Mississippi called "Bloody Island." This Island was noted for sporting events such as cockfighting, illegal exhibitions of fisticuffs and dueling. 5. (B) By 1840 the population had risen to another whopping 16,469 souls.