The Louisiana Purchase

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Napoleon wanted to sell the Louisiana Territory for this reason: He needed the money to pay for his war against Britain.

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He needed the money to pay for his war against Britain.

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Who had control of the Lower Mississippi and New Orleans before France had it? Options: Britain, Portugal, Spain, Germany

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Spain

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The Emperor of France that sold the Louisiana Territory to the USA?

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Napoleon Bonaparte

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Why did Napoleon Bonaparte want to capture Santo Domingo? Options: It was a beautiful island he wanted to live on., He married a women from the Island, He hated Toussaint Louverture and wanted his Island, He wanted to use it as a Naval Base in his plan to take North America

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He wanted to use it as a Naval Base in his plan to take North America

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Who was the slave that led a revolt on Santo Domingo?

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Toussaint Louverture

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The USA paid this much for the Louisiana Purchase.

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$15 million

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The two Americans that were sent to purchase the Louisiana Territory from France.

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Monroe & Livingston

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The boundaries of the Louisiana Territory in 1803: South to the Rio Grande River, North to Canada, West of Mississippi to the Rocky Mountains, East from the Ohio River to New York

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West of Mississippi to the Rocky Mountains

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In what year did the Louisiana Purchase take place?

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1803

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What president arranged the Louisiana Purchase?

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Thomas Jefferson