Louisiana Purchase & Lewis and Clark

Group that explored the Louisiana Purchase

• Corps of Discovery
• Corps of Doom
• Corps of Exploration
• Corps of Adventure

Who was the French leader who sold Louisiana to the US?

• Richard Lee
• Prince Phillip
• Napoleon
• King Louie

Which port did Jefferson want to control?

• Savannah
• New Orleans
• Mexico
• Mississippi

What doubled the size of the US?

• Mexico
• Canada Purchase
• Louisiana Purchase
• California Purchase

Who was president during the Louisiana Purchase?

• Thomas Jefferson
• John Adams
• George Washington
• James Monroe

How much money did the US pay for the Louisiana Purchase?

• $10 million
• $12 million
• $15 million
• $100 million

Who lead the Corps of Discovery?

• Washington
• Hamilton
• Adams and Grant
• Lewis and Clark

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

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 was a factor that led to Napoleon wanting to sale Louisiana to the U.S

• He need money for an upcoming war 
• He never wanted to visit Louisiana
• He wanted to be done with the colonist
• He never wanted to sale Louisiana