3-1 Louisiana Purchase Quiz

Who owned the Louisiana Territory in early 1803?

• Spain

• England

• France

• The United States

What treaty gave the United States right of deposit in New Orleans?

• The Treaty of San Il Defonso

• The Treaty of Fountainebleau

• Pinckney's Treaty

• The Louisiana Purchase Treaty

What treaty transferred ownership of the Louisiana Territory from Spain back to France?

• The Treaty of San Il Defonso

• The Treaty of Fountainebleau

• Pinckney's Treaty

• The Louisiana Purchase Treaty

What is the "right of deposit"?

• The ability to navigate the Mississippi River

• The ability of a country to put money in a bank

• The ability of a country to settle land with long lots

• The ability of a country to trade at a port without paying taxes

What did Spain revoke from the United States that began the chain of events leading to the Louisiana Purchase?

• The Creole Revolution

• American's land grants in West Florida

• The right of deposit in New Orleans

• The right to travel on El Camino Real

Who was President of the United States during the Louisiana Purchase?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Monroe

• Abraham Lincoln

What did the United States originally want to purchase from France in late 1802 / early 1803?

• The entire Louisiana Territory

• Florida

• New Orleans

• Mexico

All of the following were reasons for Napoleon to sell Louisiana except?

• Napoleon no longer needed Louisiana for a sugar empire

• Napoleon needed money to fight wars in Europe

• Napoleon had concerns about being able to protect Louisiana

• Napoleon was tired of trying to expand his empire

All of the following were reasons for the United States to want to buy the Louisiana Territory except for?

• The United States wanted to keep Louisiana from England

• The United States depended on New Orleans for trade

• The United States needed the ability to navigate the Mississippi River

• The United States was a rapidly growing country that needed the land in the Louisiana Territory for expansion

Why was Thomas Jefferson concerned about the Louisiana Purchase?

• He knew the U.S. Constitution did not allow any agreements between the United States and France

• The U.S. Constitution did not have any directions for how to buy or add land to the United States

• Thomas Jefferson was not worried about the constitutionality of the purchase, but was worried about the cost

• Thomas Jefferson had no concerns about the Louisiana Purchase