Chapter Eight: Lesson Two-The Louisiana Purchase

How did Napoleon Bonaparte, the leader of France, losing the Island of Saint-Domingue to a revolt affect the future of the United States?

• It drew the United States into a war with France.

• It caused Napoleon to abandon his goal of creating a Western Empire.

• It caused the United States to annex the Island.

• None of the above

With Napoleon and France being on the verge of war with Britain, what did he sell to the United States to pay for his war?

• The island of Saint-Domingue

• The province of Quebec

• The Louisiana Territory

• The island of Corsica

Sacagawea helped out the expedition by doing all of the following. Select all that apply.

• found edible plants

• saved Lewis from a buffalo stampede

• rescued valuable cargo when a boat capsized

• hiked up a mountain to retrieve a rare plant that cured poison oak.

• helped negotiate the purchase of horses

Besides Lewis & Clark, who else did President Jefferson send on an expedition to explore the west?

• Jedidiah Smith

• Zebulon Pike

• John Smith

• Mel Gibson

Jefferson believed that French control of the Louisiana Territory would improve American trade on the Mississippi River.

• True

• False

The revolt in Saint-Domingue had an effect on France's plans in the United States.

• True

• False

Lewis and Clark's expedition collected valuable information on people, plants, and animals.

• True

• False

The size of the United States was doubled with

• the adoption of New Orleans.

• the expedition of Lewis and Clark.

• the Louisiana Purchase.

• Zebulon Pike's expedition.

Which politician died as a result of a duel?

• Aaron Burr

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

Who turned to Aaron Burr for support in their plot to secede from the Union?

• Federalists in New England

• Democratic-Republicans from the South

• Unionists from Kansas

• Napoleon who was then banished to the Island of Saint-Domingue.