Louisiana Statehood

Why did the United States purchase Louisiana?

• gave western Americans access to the  Mississippi River
• the land created trade opportunities
• the land contained great mineral wealth
• land made the United States a stronger nation

Who was responsible for clearing the Great Raft?

• Robert Fulton
• Nicholas Roosevelt
• Henry Miller Shreve
• Mark Twain

The scheme to take over southern US and Mexico from District of Louisiana. 

• West Florida Revolt
• Burr Conspiracy
• No Man's Land
• Battle of New Orleans

What was an important consequence of the Louisiana Purchase?

• gave the US a vast wilderness to explore and map
• doubled size of the US
• gave the US all the territory that made up first 48 states
• eliminated the threat of the French west of Mississippi River

Which best explains General Andrew Jackson's strategy for defending city of New Orleans during War of 1812

• the position was built with Jackson's troop backed up against Mississippi RIver, meaning they had no choice but to fight
• attacking British troops would be hemmed in by Mississippi River and cypress swamy
• position was built on the Mississippi Delta, so Jackson's troops wold be protected by water on 3 sides
• position would force the British troops to take New Orleans in house-to-house fighting

What obstacle posed the greatest danger for steamboat travel?

• sunken logs in water
• changeable river channels
• unpredictable water levels
• overheated steam boilers

What was unusual about the Battle of New Orleans?

• fought after the was had ended
• was turning point of war
• bloodiest battle of war
• gave the US government control of Mississippi River

What British action angered the Americans the most and ultimately resulted in War of 1812?

• British kept forts in American territory
• seized American sailors and forced them to serve in British Navy
• refused to recognize the US as a separate country
• encouraged Native American tribes to fight the Americans

What is the name of the treaty that gave Louisiana back to France from Spain?

• Ghent
• San Ildefonso
• Paris
• Fountainebleu

Who was the leader of the French government when the US purchased Louisiana?

• Napolean Bonaparte
• Jean Lafitte
• Louis XVI
• Toussaint L'Ouverture