Louisiana Purchase

Which country sold the Louisiana Territory in 1803?

• Britain

• France

• Spain

• United States

Who helped Meriwether Lewis lead the exploration of the Louisiana Territory?

• John Adams

• Aaron Burr

• William Clark

• Zebulon Pike

"The country is, as yesterday, beautiful in the extreme."

- Meriwether Lewis

Which country is Lewis referring to in this excerpt from his journals?

• Canada

• Mexico

• Louisiana Territory

• Ohio Territory

The size of the United States was doubled with

• the adoption of New Orleans

• the expedition of Lewis and Clark

• the Louisiana Purchase

• Zebolon Pike's Expedition

A belief in manifest destiny was the

• rise of big farming business

• growth of the labor movement

• expansion and settlement to the West

• slavery abolitionist movement

The primary goal of manifest destiny was to

• secession of southern states from the nation

• removal of European influence from South America

• end slavery in the new territories

• expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean

The main motivation and reason for the Louisiana Purchase from France in 1803 was the desire to

• own all the Great Lakes

• control the port of New Orleans at the mouth of the Mississippi River

• secure the Erie Canal in the Great Lakes for steamboats

• annex California

This angel in the image represents

• protection during a new change.

• Destiny leading the way to its purpose.

• power over the people.

• confidence.

Who was the president during this time period?

• Thomas Jefferson
• Abraham Lincoln
• Geroge Washington
• Barrack Obama

For how much did we purchase the Louisiana Territory?

• $10 million
• $5 million
• We fought in a war and won it
• $15 million