What impact did the Louisiana Purchase have on the United States?
Unit 4: American Expansion

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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It decreased international tensions.
It doubled the size of the nation's territory.
It gave the United States control of all of North America.
It created an alliance between the United States and France.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How did the Supreme Court's ruling in Marbury v. Madison (1803) change the government?
It expanded the efforts to control the executive branch.
It gave states the right to reverse federal laws.
It removed constitutional limits on congressional power.
It created judicial review.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why did President Madison ask Congress to declare war on Great Britain in 1812?
To stop British aggression against Americans in the Atlantic and Northwest Territory
To increase public support for an American takeover of Canada
To create conditions for forming an alliance with France
To deal with British opposition to the Louisiana Purchase
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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In addition to British troops, who did the United States fight against during the War of 1812?
French settlers
Barbary pirates
Spanish soldiers
Native Americans
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What was the most significant outcome of the Battle of New Orleans?
It forced the British to surrender control of forts along the Mississippi River and Gulf Coast.
It took place after the War of 1812 was officially over and showed the US military was powerful.
It broke the British blockade that was preventing US forces from receiving needed supplies.
It convinced many Native Americans that they should switch sides and fight for the US.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What did the British do during their invasion of Washington D.C. in the War of 1812?
They burned the Capitol building and the White House.
They imprisoned members of Congress who had not fled.
They took President Madison and his wife hostage.
They destroyed the Declaration of Independence.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
An example of impressment is when a British warship captures an American ship and ____.
forces the crew to serve the British navy.
uses it to fight other American ships.
makes the crew work as plantation slaves.
sells all its cargo before it is sunk.
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