Gallopade ch. 10 The Louisiana Purchase

List the goals of the Lewis & Clark Expedition:

• find a water route to the Pacific Ocean

• learn about the people, animals, & plants

• learn about the geography in the area

• find a route across the Rocky Mountains

• find a route across the Mississippi River

What was Sacagawea's role or job on the expedition? Choose 2

• make food for the group

• interpreter

• guide

• housekeeper

• leader

Why did President Jefferson send James Monroe to France to purchase land from Bonaparte?

• He needed it to store ships.

• He wanted to make a good real estate investment.

• He wanted a bigger country.

• He wanted to gain control of the Port of New Orleans.

What was Bonaparte's reaction to President Jefferson's offer?

• He laughed and said the offer was too low.

• He offered to sell the entire Louisiana Territory for an incredible price.

• He wasn't taking any offers to sell land.

• He told him to go ask Spain for more land.

Where did Lewis & Clark start their expedition?

• St. Louis, Missouri

• Oregon

• Canada

• on the Mississippi River

What landform did the group find difficult to travel across?

• the Mississippi River

• the wild frontier

• the Smoky Mountains

• the Rocky Mountains

How far west did the Lewis & Clark expedition travel?

• to New Orleans and back

• all the way to the Pacific Ocean and back

• to Canada and back

• from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

Why was the Louisiana Purchase significant (so important) to U.S. history?

• the journals and maps made are cool to look at

• Sacagawea has the most monuments made of any female in history

• it is said to be the best real estate deal ever

• it doubled the size of the United States at the time

Which country occupied or claimed ownership of Florida and Mexico at the time of the Louisiana Purchase?

• Great Britain

• Spain

• Canada

• the United States

How many acres did President Jefferson purchase from France with the Louisiana Purchase?

• 230 million

• 50 million

• 530 thousand

• 530 million