Cape Girardeau County Study Guide

Name:__________________________________________

 

Directions:  Answer the following questions with the best possible answers in complete sentences.  Each question is worth one point each for a total of 7 points.

 

1.         Where is the county seat in Cape Girardeau County?

 

 

 

2.         What role did the Mississippi River play in the development of Southeast Missouri?

 

 

 

3.         What was produced at the Bollinger Mill?

 

 

 

 

4.         What is the significance to the name of Jackson, Missouri?

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.         Explain the history surrounding the Cape County Courthouse.

 

6.         List the major cities found in Cape County.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.         Write a paragraph comparing what you have learned about Cape and Bollinger counties.