Louisiana Purchase

When the U.S. started, there were only 13 colonies (shown here in blue) on the _____ coast.

• west

• north

• east

• south

The united states had been growing rapidly. As land on the east coast became crowded, people needed more land and the obvious place to expand was to the ________.

• north

• south

• east

• west

Who was the president during the Louisiana Purchase? (hint: he was our third president)

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Thomas Edison

• Donald Biden

Who was the leader and military dictator of France?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Clark Lewis

• King George III

In what year was the Louisiana Purchase made?

• 2003

• 1999

• 1803

• It wasn't

How much did the US pay for the Louisiana Territory in the Louisiana Purchase?

• approximately 4 cents per acre of land; around 15 million dollars at that time

• 1 billion dollars at that time

• $10

• They didn't buy it

What country sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States?

• England

• America

• France

• Germany

Why was getting the Mississippi River within the Louisiana Territory so important?

• It expanded importing and exporting for the US (trading with other places)

• It increased that amount of fish the US could fish for

• It really wasn't all that important

• They could look for sunken ships with treasure chests

Why did Napoleon Bonaparte need money and want to sell the Louisiana Territory to the US?

• he needed money to build his army; for war

• he just liked money

• he needed money to fund explorations in the west

• he needed money to expand France's science

In summary, what did the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 do for the US?

• nothing really

• doubled the size of the US

• gave the US Canada

• gave the US secret hidden treasure