Louisiana Purchase

During the 1790s, control of the port of ________ _________ had passed from France to Spain, and back to France again.

(a)  

So the French government made a surprising offer: France would sell not just New Orleans, but the ________ _________ ________ to the United States.

(a)  

Having the federal government buy _____ _______ was not a power spelled out in the Constitution.

(a)  

The Louisiana Territory became part of the United States, (a)   the size of the nation.

Even before the Louisiana Purchase, Jefferson had asked Congress for money to fund an expedition to explore the ________ ________ ______ ______ ___________ and seek a route to the Pacific Ocean.

(a)  

Calling their group the ________ ___ __________, Lewis, Clark, and more than thirty others set out from a camp new St.Louis on May 14, 1804.

(a)  

Study the map to determine: Which river did Lewis and Clark travel on the most?

• Missouri River

• Platte River

• Arkansas River

• Red River

• Ohio River

Study the map to determine: What body of water does the Louisiana Purchase border?

(a)  

Study the map to determine: What color is used to represent the Louisiana Purchase?

• orange

• yellow

• green

• red

Study the map to determine: how much bigger does it look like the Louisiana Territory made the United States?

• twice as big

• half as big

• three times as big

• didn't really change the size at all