Growth of a Nation 2

Which country sold the Louisiana Territory in 1803?

• Britain

• France

• Spain

• United States

Who forced Napoleon Bonaparte to abandon plans for an American empire?

• Aaron Burr

• Meriwether Lewis

• Toussaint L'Ouverture

• William Clark

Who was the French ruler that laid plans for empires in Europe and the Americas?

• Aaron Burr

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Toussaint L'Ouverture

• William Clark

Who helped Meriwether Lewis lead the exploration of the Louisiana Territory?

• John Adams

• Aaron Burr

• William Clark

• Zebulon Pike

President Jefferson decided that the government's treaty-making powers allowed for the purchase

of the entire Louisiana Territory.

• True

• False

The revolution in Saint Dominique led to Napoleon selling the Louisiana Territory.

• True

• False

The Louisiana Territory was purchased under the presidential administration of Thomas Jefferson.

• True

• False

"The country is, as yesterday, beautiful in the extreme."

- Meriwether Lewis

Which country is Lewis referring to in this excerpt from his journals?

• Canada

• Mexico

• Louisiana Territory

• Ohio Territory

What was one of the goals of Lewis and Clark’s expedition?

• to build schools and hospitals

• to deliver documents to French officials

• to establish trade with Canada

• to find and map the northwest passage

Before it was transferred in 1802, the Louisiana Territory belonged to

• England

• France

• Louisiana

• Spain