The Louisiana Purchase and Lewis and Clark Expedition

Which port city at the mouth of the Mississippi River did the United States originally wish to purchase for $10 million?

• Atlanta

• St. Louis

• New Orleans

The U.S. ended up purchasing the city of New Orleans and _, instantly doubling the size of the country.

• The Oregon Country

• The Louisiana Territory

• The Northwest Territory

How much did the United States end up paying for the Louisiana Territory?

• $10 million

• $15 million

• $30 million

• $50 million

From which country did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory?

• England
• France
• Spain
• none of the above 

Which world leader did the United States negotiate with to purchase the Louisiana Territory?

• Napoleon

• King George III

• Queen Isabella

The Louisiana Territory was the land...

• between the Atlantic Ocean and the Appalachian Mountains.

• between the Rocky Mountains and Pacific Ocean

• between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains

Purchasing the Louisiana Territory was important to Jefferson because it would expand the "American empire" and...

• Push other European nations out of North America.

• Bring vast amounts of gold to the country.

• Mend the relationship between the U.S. and Great Britain.

Jefferson was criticized for purchasing the land because the US would have to go into debt to pay for it AND

• the Constitution did give the President the power to purchase land.

• Jefferson was unpopular at the time.

• Americans did not want to settle new land.

Jefferson selected his secretary Meriweather Lewis to the lead the expedition. Who did Lewis choose as his co-captain?

• William Clark

• Thomas Jefferson

• Zebulon Pike

• John C. Fremont

The expedition hoped the _ River would flow all of the way to the Pacific Ocean.

• Mississippi

• Colombia

• Missouri