7.14 - The Louisiana Purchase

Thomas Jefferson wanted to expand the borders of _____.

• France

• England

• the U.S.

• Spain

A problem that the U.S. had was that they had no ports on the Gulf of Mexico.

• True

• False

The port of New Orleans was controlled by _____.

• Spain

• France

• England

• the U.S.

Farmers in western areas had to ship their crops on boats down the Mississippi River to the port of New Orleans.

• True

• False

In 1801, in a secret treaty, Spain gave the Louisiana Territory back to _____.

• Spain

• England

• France

• the U.S.

The _____was a huge area to the west of the Mississippi River that included New Orleans.

• The Rocky Mountains

• Louisiana Territory

• The Grand Canyon

• Niagara Falls

Thomas Jefferson feared that _____ would close New Orleans to American trade.

• Spain

• France

• England

• the U.S.

Thomas Jefferson sent James Monroe to Paris to try to purchase _____ to control the New Orleans Port

• New England

• New Orleans

• New Mexico

• New Jersey

The _____, however, offered to sell all of the Louisiana Territory to the United States for just $15 million.

• French

• Spanish

• English

• U.S.

France agreed to sell the Louisiana Territory because they were about to go to war with _____ and needed the money.

• the U.S.

• England

• Spain

• France