Chapter 7 Section 2- The Louisiana Purchase

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Who is this in the picture? Options: Pocahontas, Sacagawea, La India Maria, Squanto

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Sacagawea

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Why was the New Orleans Port important to the USA?

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Americans used the port to ship goods

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Which country owned Florida and Mexico during this time?

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Spain

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Why did President Jefferson hesitate to purchase the Territory of Louisiana?

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He hated to spending large amounts of the public's money and it wasn't in the constitution.

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After the “Louisiana Purchase” how much bigger did the United States become?

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About twice as big

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Why did the Spanish arrest Zebulon Pike in 1807?

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Because they thought he was a spy

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How much did the United States pay when they bought Louisiana?

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$15 Million

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What was the purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

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The mission was to explore the new land the US bought

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Which current states are part of the land that included the Louisiana Purchase? Options: California and Oregon, Nebraska and Oklahoma, Tennessee and Mississippi, New York and Arizona

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Nebraska and Oklahoma

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How did the Louisiana Purchase help the U.S.A. become a global economic power?

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The new land was rich in natural resources (oil, coal, iron)