Louisiana Purchase and Lewis & Clark Expedition

Louisiana Purchase and Lewis & Clark Expedition

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Multiple Choice

Why was access to the Mississippi River essential to western settlers?

• It provided access for shipping goods.

• They relied on it for fresh drinking water.

• It allowed them to have access to the Pacific Ocean.

• It was full of mineral deposits, such as gold.

Multiple Choice

By blocking access to the Mississippi River and the port of New Orleans in 1802, what treaty was Spain violating?

• The Jay Treaty

• Pinckney's Treaty

• Treaty of Paris, 1783

• Treaty of Paris, 1763

Poll

Do you think it was reasonable of Thomas Jefferson to fear Napoleon's intentions for acquiring the Louisiana Territory?

• Yes- Napoleon wanted a French empire and could have tried to conquer the U.S.

• No- Napoleon was all talk.

Multiple Choice

Which individual was one of the diplomats Jefferson sent to France?

• James Madison

• John Jay

• John Quincy Adams

• James Monroe

Multiple Choice

What location did Thomas Jefferson first authorize Monroe and Livingston to purchase from France?

• all of Florida

• the entire Louisiana Territory

• the port of New Orleans and west Florida

• California

Multiple Choice

What did Toussaint L'ouverture do in Santo Domingo?

• He led a successful uprising of slaves against their French masters.

• He introduced slavery to Santo Domingo.

• He suppressed a slave rebellion in Santo Domingo.

Open Ended

How did the loss of Santo Domingo affect France's need for New Orleans?

Poll

Do you think the U.S. should have purchased the Louisiana Territory for $15,000,000, even though Jefferson only authorized his diplomats to buy New Orleans and West Florida for $2,000,000?

• Yes- it was a steal.

• No- it was unconstitutional.

Multiple Select

Which of these statements are true about the Louisiana Purchase?

• It doubled the size of the U.S.

• It led to an era of westward expansion.

• It led to war with France.

Multiple Select

Who did Jefferson send to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Territory?

• Andrew Jackson

• Meriwether Lewis

• Christopher Columbus

• William Clark

Multiple Choice

On what river did Lewis and Clark's expedition of the newly acquired territory begin?

• the Mississippi River

• the Missouri River

• the Ohio River

• the Columbia River

Open Ended

How did Lewis and Clark's expedition benefit from the presence of Sacagawea?

Multiple Choice

What river finally led the Corps of Discovery to the Pacific Ocean?

• the Columbia River

• the Hudson River

• the Rio Grande

• the Mississippi River

Open Ended

What effect did the 1803 Louisiana Purchase have on the United States?