Expansion

Of these land acquisitions, which one doubled the size of the United States?

• Oregon Territory
• Gadsden Purchase
• Louisiana Purchase
• Land Ordinance of 1787

Napoleon was prompted to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States because

• he had lost control of the revolution in France.
• he needed to raise money to wage war with Great Britain.
• he had received an unfavorable ruling at the Congress of Vienna.
• he feared US aggression should he fail to placate Thomas Jefferson.

The United States declared war on Great Britain in 1812 because

• the British navy sank an American warship.
• British companies refused to pay debts to US banks.
• the British claimed rights to the territory of California.
• the British navy repeatedly seized American merchant ships.

The Louisiana Purchase of 1803

• was a major cause of the Spanish-American War.
• pushed the Spanish below the Rio Grande in North America.
• resulted in increased conflict between the U.S. and France.
• almost doubled the area of the U.S. and gave it control of the Mississippi River.

Which of these caused the United States to grow the most?

• land won from the Mexican War
• the annexation of Alaska
• the Louisiana Purchase
• the Gadsden Purchase

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 is significant because it

• included provisions for territorial growth and the admission of new states.
• guaranteed universal suffrage
• gave free land to all settlers
• balanced the number of free and slave states in the Union

Historians regard Thomas Jefferson's decision to purchase the Louisiana Territory from France as being out of character for him because

• he had campaigned against such a purchase
• he is considered to be a strict constructionist
• he thought the country was too big prior to the purchase
• he had previously said the Louisiana Territory as useless

In their journey westward, Lewis and Clark traveled the furthest distance on which river?

• Columbia
• Mississippi
• Missouri 
• Snake

The War of 1812 resulted in

• Great Britain gaining control of Canada.
• the United States gaining control of Spain.
• the United States maintaining its previous strength.
• Great Britain agreed to end the practice of impressment

The city of New Orleans was an important factor in Thomas Jefferson's desire to purchase the Louisiana Territory from France. Which of these is a primary reason for Jefferson's desire?

• New Orleans was key to accessing and controlling trade on the Mississippi River.
• Jefferson was concerned that New Orleans would fall into the hands of Great Britain.
• New Orleans was important to keeping a balance of "free" and "slave" areas in the country.
• Jefferson need to be assured that French culture would be limited and eventually eliminated here.