U.S. History 1800 - 1900 Pre-Test 1

From which foreign nation did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory?

• Britain
• France
• Spain
• Native Americans

In 1803, Jefferson purchased this tract of land from France for 15 million dollars, doubling the size of the United States

• Ohio Territory
• Louisiana Territory
• Oregon Territory
• Texas

Which of the following best describes the impact that the Lewis and Clark Expedition had on the American Republic?

• Secured treaties with several American Indian tribes 
• Inspired thousands of settlers to move westward
• Led to the discovery of a Northwest Passage
• Proved that the newly gained territory was a vast wasteland

“The object of your mission is to explore the Missouri river, & such principal stream of it as by it's course and communication with the waters of the Pacific ocean whether the Columbia, Oregon, Colorado or any other river 
Based on this passage, which of the following best describes some of the goals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition as directed by Thomas Jefferson?

• Finding a navigable water route connecting the country to the Pacific and establishing contact with Native American peoples
• Locating the Pacific Ocean and negotiating treaties with all Indian Tribes in the territory
• Locating valuable resources and establishing trade with native Americans
• Finding a water passage to the Pacific Ocean and removing all Native American resistance to western expansion

Seizing sailors from one ship and forcing them into military service on another is called __________.

• the draft
• blockading
• an embargo
• impressment

Which of these is true of the Louisiana Purchase?

• It cut the size of the land area of US in half.
• It doubled the size of the land area of US.
• It doubled the size of the state of Georgia.
• It cut the population of the US. in half.

French leader who sold Louisiana to the USA

• Napoleon Dynamite
• Napoleon Bonaparte
• Francois Mitterrand
• Auguste Gusteau

What group explored the Louisiana Territory and lands west?

• Pike expedition
• Cartier expedition
• Sam and Dean journey
• Lewis and Clark expedition

Who was the United States President during the War of 1812?

• Thomas Jefferson
• George Mason
• James Madison
• Andrew Jackson

Who is fighting in the War of 1812?

• France and America
• Britain and America
• Britain and the Native Americans
• America and Spain