The Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition

Where was the Louisiana Territory located?

• It stretched across the center of the North American Continent.

• It was only the area of modern day Louisiana.

• It was in what is now California.

• A large amount of land in the New England area.

Who originally owned the Louisiana Territory?

• England

• Mexico

• The United States

• France

Who was the President of the United States of America who made the Louisiana Purchase?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• George Washington

This emperor of France sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States because he feared a coming war with England.

• Sacagawea

• Thomas Jefferson

• Meriwether Lewis

• Napoleon Bonaparte

What was the belief that the people of the United States had the right to rule over all the land of North America?

• The Northwest Passage

• Manifest Destiny

• Land Rights

• Yellow Journalism

People spent a long time looking for an all water route that could cross America from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. This was called...

• The Northwest Passage

• Manifest Destiny

• Lake Champlain

• The Missouri River

Captain ___________ was asked to lead the expedition.

• William Clark

• Meriwether Lewis

• Thomas Jefferson

• Jean-luc Picard

Lewis selected ________ to be his lieutenant, or second-in-command.

• William Ryker

• William Clark

• William Shakespeare

• William the Conqueror

Who was the Shoshone woman who helped Lewis and Clark find their way after getting lost?

• William Penn

• Thomas Jefferson

• Sacagawea

• Pocahontas

They found the Northwest Passage.

• True

• False