Quiz 4-11-2022 to 4-15-2022

Napoleon wanted to sell the Louisiana Territory for what reason?

• He wanted to control the Caribbean.

• He was tired of trying to expand his empire.

• He knew Spain wanted to control the Mississippi.

• He needed the money to pay for his war against Britain.

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

• $12 million

• $250 million

• $15 million

• $32 million

What was the name of the two Americans that were sent to purchase the Louisiana Territory from France?

• James Madison and Alexander Hamilton

• James Monroe & Robert Livingston

• Thomas Jefferson & Benjamin Franklin

• Sacagawea & Crispus Attucks

In what year did the Louisiana Purchase take place?

• 1776
• 1787
• 1803
• 1812

With the purchase of the Louisiana Territory, the United States could expand ____________.

• to the north.

• to the south.

• to the west.

• to the east.

The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from what country?

• Great Britain
• France
• Russia
• Spain

What president arranged the Louisiana Purchase?

• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington 
• Andrew Jackson
• William Henry Harrison

Who lived in the Louisiana Territory?

• Americans 
• Native Americans 
• Spanish 
• French 

The Louisiana Purchase

• did not occur until Congress passed an amendment approving it.

• doubled the size of the US.

• offered the US an opportunity to expand its commercial and manufacturing industries.

• tripled the size of the US.

Why did the Americans want the Louisiana territory?

• For control of the Mississippi ports
• To spy on the Spanish
• To control Haiti
• For gold and silver