Louisiana Purchase

What president arranged the Louisiana Purchase?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington 

• Andrew Jackson

• William Henry Harrison

The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from what country?

• Great Britain
• France
• Russia
• Spain

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

• $100,000
• $1 million
• $15 million
• $100 million

Napoleon sold Louisiana to the United States so that he could pay for a war against

• France
• Great Britain 
• Spain
• Russia

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

How did the Louisiana Purchase effect the geography of the United States?

• it tripled the size of the U.S.
• it had no effect
• it doubled the size of the U.S.

Who was the French leader who sold Louisiana to the US?

• Richard Lee
• Prince Phillip
• Napoleon
• King Louie

When did the United States of America purchase the territory of Louisiana?

• 1703
• 1903
• 1803
• 1813

Why was the port of New Orleans so important?

• It was the best place to go fishing
• It was a party town
• It was the Catholic headquaters
• It was the main center for trade along the Mississippi river

Approximately how much did each acre of the Louisiana Purchase cost the U.S.?

• 3 DOLLARS

• 30 CENTS

• 3 CENTS

• 30 DOLLARS