Chapter 15: Exploring the Purchase

The land west of the Mississippi River was controlled by _________.

• Britain

• France

• Peru

• Egypt

The best way to transport goods was downriver, but it had to be pulled over the mountains to be traded with other Americans. Why couldn't Americans use the river to transport goods?

• They didn't have trains.

• Britain controlled that land.

• The route went through New Orleans, which was controlled by France.

Not owning the land west of the Mississippi River worried George Washington and many others. Why?

• Americans settlers west of the mountains might end up on friendlier terms with a foreign country than with their fellow Americans.

• He was worried that the French and British would start another war with the Americans.

• The wolf population was so high that it was killing off all of the local prey.

Who was the leader from France that sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States?

• Loue Douglas

• Thomas Jefferson

• Napolean Bonaparte

• John Adams

When the United States gained the Louisiana Purchase how much did we grow in size?

• Triple

• Doubled

• Quadrupled

• An Eighth

As time went by, who was the President during the Louisiana Purchase?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

President Jefferson loved animals and plants, and he wanted to explore the this new territory. But he had to send others since he was the President. Who did he send?

• Lewis and James

• Adams and Clark

• Batman and Robin

• Lewis and Clark

What was the Corps of Discovery?

• The document that purchased the Louisiana Purchase.

• The entire expedition who first explored the Louisiana Purchase.

• The land that Jefferson bought west of the Mississippi River

• Thomas Jefferson's home that he sold to the French

Lews and Clark spent a year going up the Missouri River. What did they do along the way that would be important for future explorers?

• They made drawings and detailed notes about the plants and animals they found.

• They carved signs in a tree to help them remember later

• The Corps of Discovery discovered a stream full of gold.

What animal did Lewis and Clark send back to President Jefferson ?

• Anaconda

• Prairie dog

• Bear cub

• Sheep dog