Louisiana Purchase

The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from what country?

• Great Britain
• France
• Russia
• Spain

In what year did the Louisiana Purchase take place?

• 1776
• 1787
• 1803
• 1812

With the purchase of the Louisiana Territory, the United States could expand ___.

• to the north
• to the south
• to the west
• to the east

What president arranged the Louisiana Purchase?

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

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

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

The boundaries of the Louisiana Territory in 1803.

• South to the Rio Grande River
• North to Canada
• West of Mississippi to the Rocky Mountains
• East from the Ohio River to New York

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

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

In 1804, the Louisiana Territory made up what fraction of the United States total land?

• 1/8
• 1/2
• 1/16
• 1/4