Louis. Purchase, Lewis & Clark, War of 1812, Trail of Tears

Immediately prior to its purchase by the United States, the Louisiana Territory was owned by

• Spain

• France

• Great Britain

• the Cherokee

The primary reason that President Jefferson wanted U.S. ownership of the Louisiana Territory was so the U.S. could control trade on the Mississippi River.

• True

• False

All of the following statements are true about the Louisiana Purchase except

• The total purchase price was $15 million.

• Napolean agreed to sell the land because he needed to fund continuing wars against Britain.

• The territory gained tripled the size of the United States.

• The land sold for the equivalent of $.03 per acre.

After the Louisiana Territory was purchased, President Jefferson and Congress immediately divided the land into new states and millions of settlers relocated to the west.

• True

• False

All of the following were goals of the Lewis and Clark expedition except

• to see if the Louisiana Territory contained good settlement opportunities

• to discover new plants, animals, and landforms

• to seize further American Indian lands for the use of the United States

• to continue exploring for a Northwest Passage

Because steamboats provided a new way to travel on rivers, the Lewis and Clark expedition took only 9 months to complete.

• True

• False

Sacagawea and other American Indians came to the aid of the Lewis and Clark expedition. They assisted in all of the following ways except

• They taught expedition members about plants that could be safely consumed.

• They acted as guides.

• They served as peacemakers and interpreters when the expedition came into contact with new tribes.

• They negotiated new treaties with the U.S. government.

The impacts of the Lewis and Clark expedition included an increase in both the fur trade and western settlement, as well as the spread of disease to more Native tribes.

• True

• False

The War of 1812 was fought between

• the United States and Britain

• the United States and France

• the United States and American Indians

• Britain and France

All of the following were causes of the War of 1812 except

• Napoleon's sale of the Louisiana territory

• Britain's protection of Native Americans and their lands

• Britain's continued occupation of forts they had promised to give to the U.S. following the Revolutionary War

• impressment of U.S. sailors