10.2 - The Louisiana Purchase and Exploration

What did Thomas Jefferson purchase in 1803 that doubled the size of the United States?

• Africa

• Louisiana Purchase

• Gulf of Mexico

• Oregon Territories

Captain Robert Gray became the first American to do what?

• Sail around the world

• Build a Iron Ship

• Write a book about dogs

• Explore west of the Mississippi River

Which Southern City and port was a major source of conflict between the U.S. settlers and Spain during the Early 1800's?

• New York

• New Orleans

• Orlando

• Charles Town

Which Powerful Leader of France sold the Louisiana Territory to the U.S.?

• George Washington

• King George III

• King Louis XVI

• Napoleon

What is TOUSSAINT L’OUVERTURE know for?

• leading a slave revolt in the French colonies of Hispaniola

• sailing around the world

• writing the Declaration of Independence

• Winning the War of New Orleans

What factors may have led to France wanting to sell the Louisiana Territory to U.S.?

• slave revolt in a French colony in the West Indies and the costly war against Britain

• friendship between leaders, Money

• not wanting to go to war, scared of the grizzly bears

• French coffee and British tea

So, on April 30, 1803, the Louisiana Purchase was bought for how much money?

• c2 cents

• $4 Hundred

• $15 Million

• $25 Thousand

After Jefferson bought the Louisiana Purchase what did he do next?

• Went star gazing

• made peace with the Native Americans on the Louisiana Purchase

• went hunting on the land

• sent Captain Meriwether Lewis and Lieutenant William Clark on Expedition to explore the newly purchased land.

The expedition that Jefferson sent out to map the Louisiana Purchase became know as what?

• The Roger and Farwinkle exploratory

• the Lewis and Clark expedition

• the Oregon Trail

• the Wilderness Road

Clark's slave, York, was know by many Native Americans for what?

• Being the best cook in the west

• His hunting skills won him celebrity status among Native Americans

• A skilled sailor

• a great orator