US History

George Washington was inaugurated in?

• 1787

• 1788

• 1789

• 1790

Some of the most important help received by Lewis and Clark came from

• Sacagawea

• Mauel de Godoy

• Toussaint Louverutre

• Robert Livingston

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

Who was the person who wanted to acquire the Louisiana Territory?

• Lewis and Clark
• Thomas Jefferson
• Robert Livingston
• Napolean

Which country owned the Louisiana Territory before the US?

• Africa
• England
• Mexico
• France

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

• to the north
• to the south
• to the west
• to the east

In the American Revolution, the Patriots were fighting for

• Britain
• France
• America's freedom from Britain

Where the 13 original colonies located?

• On the East Coast 
• On the West Coast
• In the middle of  North America 

What was the major cause of the American Revolution?

• The Indians were causing trouble for the British
• The King was taxing the colonists unfairly and they had no representation.
• The Colonists were stubborn and inconsiderate.

What was written by Thomas Jefferson, and signed and ratified by the 13 colonies on July 4, 1776?

• Constitution

• Federalist Papers

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence