Louisiana Purchase

This man was sent to France by President Jefferson to help deal with Napoleon.

• George Washington

• Ben Franklin

• Robert Livingston

• Lebron James

Who sold the Louisiana Purchase to the United States?

• Spain

• England

• France

• Mexico

Who was the leader of France during the Louisiana Purchase?

• King Louis

• Louis Armstrong

• Thomas Jefferson

• Napoleon

Napoleon was known to be ___________________.

• kind

• helpful

• ruthless

• funny

The Louisiana Purchase did this for the United States.

• doubled it's size

• cut it in half

• caused them to lose all their money

• made them go to war with France

Settlers used this type of boat to ship their goods on the Mississippi River.

• river boat

• flatboat

• canoe

• steamboat

The Spanish would do this, which had a negative effect on the American settlers.

• sink their flatboats

• close the port to the Americans

• steal their goods

• give them the wrong directions

This body of water was VERY important to both the Americans AND the French.

• The Red River

• The Mississippi River

• Lake Ponchartrain

• Gulf of Mexico

This port is located at the mouth of the Mississippi River, and is still an important trading port today.

• Baton Rouge

• Ruston

• New Orleans

• New York City

Why did Napoleon finally agree to sell the Louisiana Purchase to the United States?

• he needed the money really bad

• he was just a nice guy

• Robert Livingston finally convinced him

• he was friends with Thomas Jefferson