Social Studies Week 20 (The Louisiana Purchase)

Where did the Corp of Discovery spend the winter of 1805-06?

• Fort Clatsop

• Fort Bridger

• St. Louis

• Fort Mandan

What did Livingston and Monroe plan to buy from France?

• Texas

• the Oregon Territory

• the port of New Orleans

• as much land as possible

What were the three main goals of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

• to explore Texas, to make a treaty with the Hidatsas and to fence in the buffalo herds

• to start a war with the Shoshone Indians, to build a fort in Oregon and to claim the Pacific Ocean for the United States

• to build a bridge over the Mississippi River, to establish a trading post at Fort Mandan and to drive the American Indians off the land

• to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean, to build relationships with the American Indians and to record information about the soil, water, plants, animals, weather, etc. in the area

What food item did the Corps of Discovery bring along that they didn't enjoy eating?

• ground acorns

• oatmeal

• portable soup

• wild game

Which member of the Corps of Discovery was the most dedicated to journal writing?

• Meriwether Lewis

• Sacagawea

• Toussaint Charbonneau

• William Clark

Which of the following was NOT one of the benefits of the Louisiana Purchase?

• It gave the country room to expand.

• It doubled the size of the United States.

• It gave control of the port of New Orleans to the United States.

• It added Texas as the country’s newest state.

How much money did the United States spend for the Louisiana Purchase?

• $100 million

• $15 million

• $2 million

• $10 million

How much money did Thomas Jefferson tell Robert Livingston he was allowed to offer on the purchase?

• $2 million

• $600

• $5,000

• $15 million

Who was the leader of the Corps of Discovery?

• Toussaint Charbonneau

• William Clark

• Meriwether Lewis

• Sacagawea

Why was Thomas Jefferson concerned about losing control of the port of New Orleans?

• He was charging other countries a tax to use the port.

• He wanted to make sure the United States could ship its goods from the port.

• He had family living in New Orleans.

• He wanted to build a military base there.