Louisiana Purchase

The United States purchased a large amount of land from which nation?

• Spain

• Florida

• France

• England

Who was the leader of France that sold Louisiana to the United States?

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Maximilien Robespierre

• Marie Antoinette

• Napoléon Bonaparte

What doubled the size of the US?

• Sewards Folly

• Sale of Florida

• Louisiana Purchase

• Texas Annexation

How much did the US pay for the Louisiana Purchase?

• $4 million

• $1 billion

• $15 million

• $0

True/False: Many leaders were against the purchase of the Louisiana Purchase.

• True

• False

Who were two famous explorers who explored the new western land?

• Lewis and Clarke

• Laurel and Hardy

• Batman and Robin

Who joined the expedition as an interpreter and helped Lewis and Clark on the journey?

• Queen Elizabeth

• Dolly Madison

• Sacagawea

• Pocahontas

Lewis and Clark assignment was to find a river route to what ocean?

• Pacific

• Indian

• Arctic

• Mississippi

What country was Napoleon fighting when he sold the Louisiana Territory?

• Spain

• England

• Canada

• Cuba

The official name of the group formed to explore the Louisiana Territory was

• LC Group

• Corps of Discovery

• Jefferson's Gaffee

• Legends of the Fall