Chapter 7, Section 2

Who did the United States buy the Louisiana Purchase from?

• Spain
• France
• Great Britain
• Mexico

In what year did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory?

• 1903
• 1812
• 1848
• 1803

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

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.

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

• Richard Lee
• Prince Phillip
• Napoleon
• King Louie

What female Shoshone Indian helped Lewis and Clark?

• Sacagawea
• Singing Peace
• Loving Willow
• Sequoia