Louisiana Purchase

How did the Louisiana Purchase change the United States?

• It sold land to France

• It doubled the size of the United States

• It added the 13th colony

• It cut the size of the United States in half

Who was president during the Louisiana Purchase?

• John Adams

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

The Louisiana Purchase contained how many states?

• 15

• 12

• 20

• 10

When did the Louisiana Purchase occur?

• 1903

• 1803

• 1940

• 1850

What was the total price of the Louisiana Purchase?

• $15,000

• $50 million

• $150,000

• $15 million

Who did the United States buy the territory from?

• Canada

• Ireland

• Spain

• France

Which section of the United States did the Louisiana Purchase include?

• Land West of the Mississippi River

• Only the Northern United States

• Land South of the Red River

• Only what we now know as Louisiana

What was the reason for the Louisiana Purchase?

• To add farmland for a growing Unites States

• To take over France

• To aquire more gold an silver

• To get rid of unwanted land from the United States

Which important port was added in the Louisiana Purchase?

• The Port of Seattle

• The Port of Los Angeles

• Plymouth

• The Port of New Orleans

Why did Napoleon want to sell the territory to the United States?

• France had enough land and did not need it anymore

• To fund France's war with the United Kingdom

• France could not afford to keep up the land

• France wanted the United States to gain land and power