The Louisiana Purchase

What territory did Jefferson originally seek to purchase from France?

• the Louisiana Territory

• New Orleans and West Florida

• Oklahoma Territory and Ohio River Valley

• All land from the Appalachians to Mississippi River

Who was Toussaint L'Ouverture?

• a French agent in the XYZ Affair

• leader of the Haitian Revolution

• leader of the French Empire

• a French diplomat

Why was the Pinckney Treaty important?

• It gave Jefferson the power to purchase Louisiana from France.

• It created an alliance with France and Britain.

• It doubled the size of the U.S.

• It allowed the U.S. to use the Mississippi River and port of New Orleans.

How did France acquire the Louisiana Territory?

• France gained the territory in the French and Indian War.

• Napoleon Bonaparte purchased the property from the United States.

• It was secretly given to France from Spain in 1801.

• France never owned the Louisiana Territory.

What was Jefferson's dilemma in purchasing the Territory from France?

• He had no Constitutional power to do so directly.

• The government did not have enough money.

• No one had ever explored the Territory before.

• He worried about negotiating with Napoleon Bonaparte.

Which factors most likely influenced Napoleon's decision to sell Louisiana to the U.S.?

• He had a long-standing friendship with Jefferson.

• France no longer had control of Caribbean island of Haiti.

• He needed money to fund another war with Britain.

• He thought the land was useless..

All of the following were goals for Lewis and Clark, except:

• Report back on geography, plants, and animals.

• Find a waterway between the Mississippi River and Pacific Ocean.

• Seize goods from hostile Native tribes.

• Build relations with Native tribes.

What is a continental divide?

• the place where river systems flow in opposite directions

• the highest mountain range on a continent

• the central latitude and longitude points with a continent

• the starting point of a river flowing into the Pacific Ocean

Who did Sacagawea reconnect with on her journey with Lewis and Clark?

• Her father

• Her brother

• Her sister

• Her child

Which of the following best describes Zebulon Pike?

• The Spanish Governor of Florida

• A member of the Lewis and Clark Discovery Corps

• A member of Thomas Jefferson's cabinet

• Explorer of the southern part of the Louisiana Territory