The Louisiana Purchase Quiz

Who was president of the United States when the Louisiana Purchase was completed?

• James Monroe

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• James Madison

What did the "right of deposit" allow western farmers to do?

• settle New Orleans

• export goods from New Orleans

• settle in Louisiana

• trade with Native Americans

Who led a slave revolt in Hispaniola?

• Robert Livingston

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Toussaint L'Ouverture

• Thomas Jefferson

How much money did Jefferson suggest that his negotiators offer for New Orleans and the Florida territory?

• 15 million dollars

• nothing

• nine million dollars

• two million dollars

What effect did the purchase of Louisiana have on the United States?

• It immediately started a war.

• It doubled the country's size.

• It made the Native Americans rich.

• The country went bankrupt.

Which man was sent by the president and Congress to help Robert Livingston in the negotiations.

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• James Madison

• James Monroe

• Robert Cavelier

How many states were made entirely or partly from the Louisiana Purchase territory?

• 15

• 20

• 13

• 5

Who suggested to President Jefferson that the United States try to buy the Florida territory rather than threaten war?

• James Monroe

• Robert Livingston

• Spanish government

• Pierre du Pont

In what year was the Louisiana Purchase completed?

• 1819

• 1803

• 1801

• 1795

What was the approximate size of the Louisiana Purchase territory?

• 15,000,000 sq. miles

• 8,000,000 sq. miles

• 800,000 sq. miles

• 828,000 sq. miles