Louisiana & the United States (Ch. 6)

How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the people in the United States?

• Americans could move west to own their own land

• Americans had to live only on the eastern coast

• Americans had to move west to the United States

• Americans were able to move much farther north

What is one way the Louisiana Purchase helped the United States?

• It gave the U.S. more land on the Atlantic Ocean

• It gave the U.S. more land on the Pacific Ocean

• It gave Louisiana control of trade on the Mississippi River

• It gave the U.S. control of trade over the Great Lakes

Louisiana became a state in the United States in ​ (a)   .

• 1812
• 1716
• 2001
• 1921

What important event in Louisiana's history happened in 1849?

• Louisiana's capitol moved to Baton Rouge

• Thomas Jefferson made the Louisiana Purchase

• William Claiborne became the first governor of Louisiana

• The War of 1849 began

Women ran ​ (a)   and ​ (b)   , and sewed clothing for ​ (c)   soldiers to support the Confederacy.

• farms
• plantations
• Confederate
• Union
• marathons
• war
• battles

Place the following events in order

• Louisiana became part of the Union again

• The Civil War begins

• Louisiana becomes a state

• Reconstruction begins

• Baton Rouge becomes Louisiana's capitol

What happened at Port Hudson, La., in 1863?

• The Civil War ended.

• A new capitol of Louisiana was found.

• The Civil War begin.

• Confederate and Union soldiers fought in battle.

Place the following events in order.

• Thomas Jefferson buys Louisiana from France.

• The Civil War begins.

• Louisiana becomes a state.

• Louisiana joins the Confederacy.

How many years did the Civil War last?

• 7 years

• 2 years

• 4 years

• 1 year