Louisiana Territory Quiz

President Jefferson wanted to purchase the city of ________ because it was a valuable port city.

• Chicago

• New Orleans

• Houston

• The French Fort at Detroit

What was the most important river in the Louisiana purchase?

• Rio Grande River

• Mississippi River

• Frio River

• Detroit River

Under which US president did the United States purchase the Louisiana territory?

• John Adams
• George Washington 
• Thomas Jefferson 
• Donald Trump

The Louisiana purchase _______________ the size of the United States.

• Doubled
• Tripled 
• quadrupled 
• downsized 

Why did the leader of France agree to sell all of the Louisiana territory?

• Needed money for the war efforts in Europe against Spain.

• Needed money for his war efforts in Europe against Great Britain.

• Needed money to suppress a slave revolt.

• Needed money for a new PlayStation 5

For how much did we purchase the Louisiana Territory?

• $10 million
• $5 million
• We fought in a war and won it
• $15 million

Who was the leader of France and approved the sale?

• Napoleon Dynamite

• King Louis XVI

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• King George III

Which Shoshone Indian joined the group as a guide and interpreter?

• Pocahontas

• Nantucket

• Black Kettle

• Sacagawea

What was the Northwest Passage?

• The boat the men traveled on
• another name for the pacific ocean
• An imaginary trade route across North America
• A native american tribe

Who was the only man to die on the expedition?

• Pierre Dorian

• Pierre Cruzatte

• York

• Sergeant John Floyd