Louisiana Purchase

Lewis and Clark explored all of the following rivers EXCEPT

• Mississippi River
• St. Johns River
• Missouri River
• Columbia River

Pike explored land belonging to

• Russia
• France
• England
• Spain

Napoleon sold Louisiana to the United States so that he could pay for a war against

• France
• Great Britain 
• Spain
• Russia

How did Sacagawea help Lewis and Clark?

• She made maps of the Louisiana Territory.
• She took care of Clark's children.
• She helped guide them through the unfamiliar land.
• She collected rocks, plants, and animals for them.

Why did the Americans want the Louisiana territory?

• For control of the Mississippi ports
• To spy on the Spanish
• To control Haiti
• For gold and silver

Who led the slave revolt in Haiti?

• Napoleon
• Thomas Jefferson
• Touissant L'overture
• James Monroe

Why did Napoleon lose interest in Louisiana?

• He never found gold
• He no longer controled Haiti
• The colonist were rude
• He needed money

Why was the port of New Orleans so important?

• It was the best place to go fishing
• It was a party town
• It was the Catholic headquaters
• It was the main center for trade along the Mississippi river

What did Thomas Jefferson originally want to buy from the French

• St. Louis
•  New Orleans
• Haiti
• Paris

How did the Louisiana Purchase effect the geography of the United States?

• it tripled the size of the U.S.
• it had no effect
• it doubled the size of the U.S.