The Louisiana Purchase

The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from what country?

• Great Britain
• France
• Russia
• Spain

How much did the United States pay for the Louisiana Territory?

• $100,000
• $1 million
• $15 million
• $100 million

Which of the following describes the area of the Louisiana Purchase?

• From the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River
• From the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains
• From the Appalachian Mountains to the Rocky Mountains
• from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean

Napoleon sold Louisiana to the United States so that he could pay for a war against

• France
• Great Britain 
• Spain
• Russia

What effect did the Louisiana Purchase have on the United States?

• It doubled the United States size.

• It made the Native Americans rich.

• It started a war immediately.

• All of the above

Who had control of the Mississippi and New Orleans before France had it?

• Britain

• Portugal

• Spain

• Germany

Who lived in the Louisiana Territory?

• Americans 
• Native Americans 
• Spanish 
• French 

Why was the port of New Orleans so important?

• It was the best place to go fishing.

• It was the only way to get to the Appalachian Mountains.

• Thomas Jefferson wanted New Orleans to become the U.S. capital.

• It was the center for trade along the Mississippi river.