The Louisiana Purchase 8.2 (Slides 16 & 17)

The Louisiana Purchase 8.2

Under President Jefferson’s leadership, the United States added the Louisiana Territory.

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Who was the 1st President of the United States?

• Jefferson

• Madison

• Adams

• Washington

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Who was the 2nd President of the United States?

• Jefferson

• Madison

• Adams

• Washington

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Who was the 3rd President of the United States?

• Jefferson

• Madison

• Adams

• Washington

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Why did settlers depend on the Mississippi River & the Port of New Orleans?

• to move products EAST

• to move products WEST

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Why was Jefferson worried about the Mississippi River & Port of New Orleans?

• foreign power would close the port which would cause U.S. to lose money (hurt in our pockets)

• domestic power would close the port which would cause U.S. to lose money (hurt in our pockets)

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What country controlled New Orleans & Louisiana before giving it to the French in a treaty?

• the British

• the Scottish

• the Spanish

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Why did French leader Napolean want to create an empire in North America?

• more land = more problems = more power

• more land = more money = more power

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Was Napolean successful in creating a French empire in North America?

• YES

• NO

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Why did Jefferson send ambassadors to France to try to buy New Orleans?

• so port could be closed

• so port could NOT be closed

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How much did the United States pay for the entire Louisiana Purchase?

• $5 million

• $10 million

• $15 million

• $20 million

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What did acquiring this land do to the size of the U.S.?

• it tripled the size of the U.S.

• it doubled the size of the U.S.

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Now that we have new land, what is the first thing we need to do there?

• explore it

• live on it

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Why did Lewis & Clark use Sacagawea on their exploration of the West?

• to tell Native Americans their land now belongs to the United States

• to compliment the Native Americans beautiful land in the Louisiana Purchase