Social Studies Unit 4 Topic 1

Where did Lewis and Clark begin and end their expedition?

• Baton Rouge

• New Orleans

• St. Louis

• New Iberia

In what year was the Louisiana Purchase signed?

• 2021

• 1805

• 1994

• 1803

Who gained control over the Louisiana Territory after the Louisiana Purchase was signed?

• Spain

• United States

• France

• Germany

Why did Napoleon want to sell the Louisiana Territory?

• He thought the land wasn't valuable.

• He was crazy.

• He needed money to fund a war he was about to go to in Europe.

• He was rich already and didn't need money.

How did the purchase of the Louisiana Territory affect the size of the United States?

• It doubled the size of the United States.

• It made the United States shrink.

• It didn't affect the size of the United States at all.

In what year did Louisiana officially become a state?

• 1803

• 1816

• 2022

• 1812

What body of water covers the southern border of Louisiana?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Mississippi River

• Sabine River

• Gulf of Mexico

What state is Louisiana in the United States of America

• 1st

• 12th

• 18th

• 100th

Why did Thomas Jefferson want to purchase the Louisiana Territory?

• It had control over the Port of New Orleans.

• It had control over Texas.

• It was pretty land with cypress trees and brown pelicans.

• It was ugly land with no natural resources.

What did the Louisiana Purchase give the United States control over?

• Great Britain

• France

• Transportation and trade on the Mississippi River

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