Louisiana Purchase

In what year did the Louisiana Purchase take place?

• 1776
• 1787
• 1803
• 1812

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

What country had refused to allow the U.S. to use the port at New Orleans?

• France

• Great Britain

• Spain

• Russia

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

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

The two Americans that were sent to purchase the Louisiana Territory from France.

• James Madison and Alexander Hamilton
• Monroe & Livingston
• Jefferson & Franklin
•  Sacagawea & York

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

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

Why was the port of New Orleans so important?

• It was the best place to go fishing
• It was a party town
• It was the Catholic headquaters
• It was the main center for trade along the Mississippi river

Why did Napoleon lose interest in Louisiana?

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

What is represented by "4" on this map?

• The United States (before 1803)
• Louisiana Purchase
• Disputed territory (between Britain, the United States, Russia, and Spain)
• Land controlled by the British (what is Canada today)