Louisiana Purchase

The Third President

​Election of 1800

​Who do you think became president in 1800?

​Election of 1800

According to the U.S. Constitution, if there is a tie for president the House of Representatives breaks the tie. The most powerful member of the House of Representatives in 1800 was Alexander Hamilton. Whoever he supported would likely become the next president

​Election of 1800

Hamilton believed Jefferson would be a better president because he had beliefs, even if he did not agree with them. However, he didn't know what Burr stood for.

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Multiple Choice

What did Jefferson send Monroe to France to do?

• To buy New Orleans

• To buy the Louisiana Territory

• To make an alliance against the Spanish

• To sign a treaty ending the French and Indian War 

Multiple Choice

Why did America want to buy New Orleans?

• To make sure America had access to the Pacific Ocean 

• To prevent Napoleon from taking American land

• To ensure that Americans could continue to use the port for trade

• To enforce the Monroe Doctrine

Multiple Select

Why was Napoleon willing to sell all of Louisiana? (SELECT 2)

• He needed the money to keep fighting the British 

• He wanted Jefferson to join France in fighting the Spanish 

• France had not found a use for the land 

• France had lost its colony Haiti, and no longer needed Louisiana to feed enslaved people 

Multiple Choice

What did Napoleon offer to the United States in 1803?

• The port of New Orleans for 10 million

• The Mississippi River for 10 million

• The entire Louisiana Territory for 15 million

• Access to the Mississippi River for free

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of the Corps of Discovery?

• To convince Napoleon to sell Louisiana to America

• To create alliances with other foreign nations in the west

• To prove to Americans that they

• To discover the land, people, plants and animals of the Louisiana Territory

Multiple Choice

Why did the Corps of Discovery follow the Louisiana Purchase?

• because Jefferson wanted to determine if the Louisiana Purchase was worthwhile

• Americans did not know what was in the Louisiana Territory when the Louisiana Purchase was made

• France wanted to determine if they should sell the entire territory or just Lousiana

Multiple Choice

How did Lewis and Clark travel?

• Mostly by horseback

• Mostly by train

• Mostly by boat, along water routes

• Mostly by walking

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT a purpose of the Corps of Discovery?

• To create maps of the Louisiana territory

• Make contact with Native Americans

• To reach the Pacific Ocean

• To build relationships with the Spanish settlers

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Corps of Discovery?

• The maps they created served as a guide for westward settlers

• Their notes on Native Americans settlers helped was used by westward settlers

• Their discoveries inspired interest in the fur trade

• Their discoveries caused divisions among Native American tribes