Louisiana Purchase

The USA paid this much for the Louisiana Purchase.

• $12 million
• $250 million
• $15 million
• $32 million

Napoleon wanted to sell the Louisiana Territory for this reason.

• He wanted to control the Caribbean.
• He was tired of trying to expand his empire.
• He knew Spain wanted to control the Mississippi.
• He needed the money to pay for his war against Britain.

The Emperor of France that sold the Louisiana Territory to the USA?

• Toussaint Louverture
• Napoleon Bonaparte
• Simon Bolivar
• Friedrick Von Steuben

The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from what country?

• Great Britain
• France
• Russia
• Spain

What president arranged the Louisiana Purchase?

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

Which body of water forms the eastern border of the Louisiana Territory from the eastern part of the country that the US already owned?

• Oregon River
• Mississippi River
• Missouri River
• Tennessee River

Why did Napoleon lose interest in Louisiana?

• He never found gold
• He no longer controled Haiti
• The colonist were rude
• He needed money

Which port did Jefferson want to control?

• Savannah
• New Orleans
• Mexico
• Mississippi

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Thomas Jefferson was the ____ president.

• 3rd 
• 16th 
• 43rd
• 20th

The two people Jefferson sent to explore the Louisiana Territory after it was purchased?

• Sacagawea & John Smith
• York & Daniel Boone
• Franklin & MAason
• Lewis & Clark