Louisiana Purchase

What president arranged the Louisiana Purchase?

• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington 
• Andrew Jackson
• William Henry Harrison

The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from what country?

• Great Britain
• France
• Russia
• Spain

How much did the United States pay for the Louisiana Territory?

• $100,000
• $1 million
• $15 million
• $100 million

Napoleon sold Louisiana to the United States so that he could pay for a war against

• France
• Great Britain 
• Spain
• Russia

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

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

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were which of the following?

• Politicians
• Explorers
• Buyers of the Louisiana Purchase
• All of the above

___________________ was the name of the important journey of exploring the Louisiana Purchase

• Lewis and Clark Expedition
• Tom and Jerry Expedition
• West expedition
• Pike's exploration

When did the United States of America purchase the territory of Louisiana?

• 1703
• 1903
• 1803
• 1813